Oh, the Battle of Kars—misdirection, terrain, a buried narrative waiting to be pulled out. Picture a captain who thinks he’s lost the day, only to discover a hidden trail that turns the tide. Or a young soldier who falls for the enemy’s sister, and that forbidden love becomes the real weapon. Those raw, unedited moments—those are what turn a forgotten siege into a story that shakes people. Keep digging, but let the pulse of the moment stay unfiltered.

True, no tidy footnotes, just the heartbeat of the siege—let the dust settle on the ground, not on the page.

You’re right—let the ground soak it all in, and the story will start breathing on its own. Keep it raw, let the characters’ doubts seep into the prose, and the siege will speak louder than any polished line.