Brûlant #43

In "Le dernier souhait du tueur," Jonah finds himself caught between loyalty and justice as he tries to protect his friend Windy Taylor from the ruthless land grabber Fenrick. But when Windy’s own son Tod secretly aids Fenrick, Jonah must navigate a treacherous divide where trust is as scarce as water in the desert.

In "La vraie gloire," the Unknown Soldier is dispatched to investigate a stalled Allied advance, uncovering a desperate duo—Big Mac and Buster—caught in the chaos of war, clinging to survival as they stumble upon a dangerous secret about a traitor within their ranks.

In "La montagne fantôme," Hawk, a quiet frontier dweller, intervenes to save a traveling peddler from robbers, drawn in by the man’s curious catalog of goods. When he begins to imagine a new life in town, his friend Jess, eager to prove himself to his girlfriend’s father, claims to have a map to a hidden gold lode—leading them both into a conflict that tests loyalty, respect, and the weight of sacred land.

In "Fausse indifférence," a young soldier grapples with the weight of war after losing his friend in the chaos of an enemy assault. As he struggles to find meaning in the grim routine of combat, his perception shifts when he's wounded and finds himself met with unexpected care from his comrades.