Wounded Soldier Encounters Rebel in Post-War India

Vir, a wounded soldier, is struggling to walk when he meets a man in his garden.

This man, a former rebel, is preparing a chew of tobacco when they meet.

They talk about the war.

The rebel, once loyal to the East India Company, now considers himself a traitor.

Vir, recovering from injuries, listens, lost in his own thoughts of loss.

The rebel tells his story of fighting and hiding.

They both grapple with their identities and the changes brought by war.

The conversation ends with the rebel fading into the mist, leaving Vir alone with his reflections.