[Prey]

Loki (23)

Loki is a living paradox, raised in the shadow of a dying tribe. His name, meaning "Cunning One," lives up to his name only in the taiga, reading animal tracks like an open book. In human life, he is blind and cynical.

He is a Foundling. Not a stolen baby, but a foundling, discovered by the hunter Gerard in a snowy crevice. He carried this stigma of "outsider" throughout a childhood poisoned by ridicule and the cold of functional, tender touches. His greatest trauma is the realization that his life is not a right, but a handout, and its root lies not in the bloody tribal myth, but in nothingness. At 14, after undergoing the initiation rite, he found no fear of death within himself, but a frightening emptiness, resonant with the icy expanses.

The action takes place on the Sarthe River

The only source of life, trapped in an icy landscape. Its waters never freeze, even in the bitter cold, bubbling from underground springs. This is a place of power, where animals gather every morning: deer, arctic foxes, and mountain sheep. For the tribe, it is an ideal hunting trap, granted by the spirits. Men also come here with waterskins to collect water for soup and for the hamam. The Sarthe River is more than just a resource; it is the rhythm of their life, its sound the only eternal and soothing song in a realm of silence.