Chapter 95: Attaining Peak Physical Fitness
Bruno's return home was a peaceful one. For the first week, he really just sat on the couch smoking out the window as he tried to return to a more peaceful state of mind. Ludwig wasn't the only one affected by the war. Bruno had himself gradually worsened in his condition.
Nowadays, he spends a lot of his spare time alone, either drinking beer or smoking cigarettes. Frankly, it was the only thing that could keep him calm. While at war, things made sense to Bruno. He had an objective, and enemy, and his goal was to kill that enemy.
Here in the streets of Berlin, without his uniform on, he was just another man. Sure, there were a few people who knew who he was. His face was, after all, in the papers. But civilian life was tough. There were things about being on the battlefield that couldn't be replicated in this peaceful world.
Things like the bonds of brotherhood shared between you and your men, the way you talked to one another, dark, graphic, sometimes sadistically so. To say these things among men of peace, it would most definitely get people to look at you the wrong way, and in the modern world, Bruno was from in his past life, was a good way to get you fired.
Frankly speaking, it was the idea that he had nothing to do that was constantly on Bruno's nerves. Every day, even those spent in the office playing chess with the Russian General had some degree of worthwhile in the war.
Most of the time in that office, he was signing warrants, confirming intelligence, and enacting upon it. But the war was over, and quite frankly, he didn't know what to do with himself. The Kaiser had promised Bruno that the soldiers of the Iron Division would be rewarded with a proper celebration.
No doubt in the form of a parade. But to organize such a thing would take weeks if not months, especially since it wasn't one of the Kaiser's largest priorities at the moment. Not to mention Bruno was currently given a leave of absence from the Military.
Although officially he had resumed active service and was currently "working from home." The reality was that this was a vacation given to him, and because of this, he really didn't know what to do with himself.
Bruno was not a man who had many hobbies. His work was his life, and his life outside of that was his family. But his kids were napping at that moment, and his wife was cleaning the house. She seemed to take great enjoyment in house chores, especially when Bruno was home.
Although she had an incredible ability to stay completely out of Bruno's sight, while she did so. All Bruno knew is that he never saw the woman cleaning, even though the house was always squeaky clean, and she was near enough by for him to simply holler out her, and she would pop her head out instantly willing to hear anything he had to say.