Round the Fire Stories Chapter 4 - The Pot Of Caviare

In which the embattled Europeans at Ichau hold out against a mounting Boxer siege, clinging to hope as the distant guns of a relieving force promise salvation, while an old entomologist recalls past horrors and counsels restraint. Yet, amidst a fragile feast of caviare and fleeting camaraderie, an unexpected tragedy unfolds that shadows the precipice of deliverance.