Manfred Augustus Maximilian "Red" von R?ssel is a lieutenant in the Prussian Army and the second son of Baron Johann von R?ssel, a prominent landowner in East Prussia. After an heroic stand at the Battle of Jena (October 1806) Red is wounded by a deserter. He manages to make his way to Dresden, the capital of Saxony. He finds sanctuary with the widowed Anna Katharina Winkler, a porcelain shop owner, while he recovers.Red is introduced by others in...