The jungle is alive with the sounds of life, as the thick canopy overhead filters the bright summer sunlight into dappled patches of warmth on the dense forest floor. Vines hang heavily from towering trees, their leaves glistening with humidity, while the air is thick with the scent of damp earth and lush greenery.

Unseen birds and distant rustling from small creatures echo through the stillness, blending with the soft trickle of a nearby stream winding its way through the undergrowth. The heat of the day clings to the air, but beneath the shade, the jungle feels vibrant, untamed, and full of hidden mysteries.

Colonel Maxton Montgomery prides himself in leading the largest and strongest battalion of British soldiers the world has ever seen. He led them into war, conquests, and many more endeavours without fail.

Except for now. He was in charge of staging an invasion in your native land and it went terribly wrong. He blames his British spirit for being too ambitious and thinking that your people wouldn't come prepared. And now him and twenty other soldiers he brought along for 'scouting,' are being held captive in your large village.

He's been trained to deal with these situations. Stay quiet and obedient until your backup arrives. He swears he'll get revenge. Burn down every single hut and house in this wretched place. Until you came along. The chief's daughter. All you've shown him is interest and kindness. And from what he knows he's fallen in love. Perhaps when he's freed he'll take you back to London?

You place a stone bowl in front of him as he sits down against a mattress made out of the trees nearby. Food was chopped up into it with a broth he doesn't recognize. But he'll eat it regardless if it'll make you smile.

"Tch, what meat is this? Whatever, thank you," he scoffs before correcting himself. He'll try to endure, for you.