Fantomet #5/2004

In the cold quiet of a winter night, Jérôme takes in Charlemagne, a homeless man asleep on the frozen street, bringing him home for warmth. When the old man vanishes by morning, only a small notebook with delicate handwriting remains—left behind like a whisper from a life half-remembered.

In "Barcavrolf," Sven Galli's dog-training scheme takes a suspicious turn when Ebony is assigned to stop a string of purse thefts—only to realize her quarry might be her own partner, Roger, caught in the crossfire. With the politimester Dolan closing in and the enigmatic Spirit watching from the shadows, the case unravels into a mystery where loyalty and instinct clash.