Roger Ingleton, Minor

Snow blankets the imposing Maxfield Manor, turning its bleak stone walls into a sparkling white fortress. Inside, a reclusive music tutor loses himself in the delicate strains of Schumann, his solitude broken only by the urgent summons of his young pupil, Roger Ingleton. The tutor’s careful routine is upended as he steps through the manor’s dim corridors toward a fire‑lit library where an aging Roger sits, his frail body belying a sharp, still‑active mind.

The encounter hints at a complex relationship between the two men—one a seasoned educator, the other a weary scholar whose intellect remains keen despite his failing health. As the snow deepens and the night grows colder, the manor becomes a stage for quiet tensions, hidden motives, and the subtle power of music to bind and reveal. Listeners will be drawn into the atmospheric setting and the intriguing dynamics that promise deeper mysteries to unfold.