LTX 2.3 Pro image-to-video example: Use the provided start image as

Use the provided start image as the exact first frame and keep the same old grumpy Toad character, same face, same mushroom cap, same tiny worn outfit, same frying pan, same walking stick, and same ruined battlefield environment with broken pipes, smoke, embers, and fire in the background. Create a short live-action fantasy cinematic shot with subtle but expressive motion. Toad stays mostly in place, like a stubborn old survivor who has seen too much. He shifts his weight slightly, tightens his grip on the frying pan, gives a small irritated glance to one side, then looks forward with a deeply unimpressed expression. His face should animate naturally: a little frown, a blink, a tiny scoff, and the attitude of a grumpy veteran who is tired of everyone and everything. His performance should feel dry, deadpan, and funny without becoming cartoonish. Dialogue: in a small old grumbling voice, with perfect dry timing, Toad mutters: “I said I was retired... Apparently evil didn’t get the memo.” Acting direction: the first line is annoyed and tired, like he has already had this conversation too many times. The second line lands with bitter sarcasm and total disbelief. Keep it understated, not exaggerated, not theatrical, not cute. Camera: slightly handheld cinematic close-medium shot, very subtle push-in, as if filmed by a live-action fantasy war film camera operator standing a few steps away. Natural micro-shake, realistic lens breathing, shallow depth of field, grounded framing, no flashy moves. Background action: light environmental movement only — drifting smoke, glowing embers, faint fire flicker, a few falling ashes, subtle heat distortion, maybe a small distant collapse or spark in the ruined battlefield behind him, but nothing that steals focus from Toad. Audio: no music. Only battlefield ambience — soft fire crackle, distant metal creaks, faint rubble settling, low wind through ruins, subtle pipe resonance, drifting ash, small cloth movement, tiny footsteps adjustment, and Toad’s dry grumpy voice clearly audible in the center. Tone: dark live-action fantasy, serious world, dry humor through performance only. Realistic textures, practical atmosphere, emotionally readable, grounded and cinematic, no CGI gloss, no cartoon silliness, no game look.