Chapter 171: The Second Born Son
Bruno's time in Japan, or at least during his second visit to the eastern island nation, was one of relative peace. Other than the drama that occurred on the first two days of his visit, Bruno was given a full tour of the industrial nation and was able to witness its ongoing
developments in an era that was renowned in history for, in many ways, being the last days of an older world.
But eventually, the time came to return to the Reich once more, a return that Bruno greatly anticipated. If the man was being honest with himself, diplomatic efforts were not exactly something he was fond of performing on behalf of his nation and Kaiser.
But Bruno was first and foremost a soldier, and a soldier did his duty regardless of his own personal feelings towards whatever that duty may entail. Upon returning to the fatherland, after months of travel at sea, Bruno found himself welcomed at the rail station by his wife and his children.
Of course, Bruno's older children were more than happy to see their father, who had been gone for more or less four months, return home at last. They knew he was on a peaceful venture overseas, but being away from their father for so long naturally instilled a sense of dread in them.
After all, many things could happen on a months-long voyage across the world's oceans, and some of those possibilities were a frightening reality. The girls were easily the happiest; with their father's return, their mother's tyranny had come to a swift and sudden end.
Even in such a large palace, the woman had a damn near instinctive ability to tell when her children were misbehaving and was not far behind to catch them in the act and, in doing so, discipline them thoroughly.
With Bruno's leniency to his girls, it was as if the figurative chains about their necks had been released, as they jumped into their hero's arms and hugged him tightly.
"Daddy is home!"
Such a warm gesture and a loving statement were more than enough to make Bruno feel welcomed upon stepping off the train, which took him from Hamburg to Berlin, and