Chapter 193: Godspeed, Soldier...
Bruno quickly absconded from the spotlight and instead began searching for the Prussian Princess who by now was a full-fledged adult. Time had of course passed far quicker than Bruno could have ever realistically imagined when he was first reincarnated into this world.
The first time he had ever given the young woman any thought during this new lease on life was when Bruno was a mere fifteen years old.
He stood up for his then fiancee's honor at the Princess's second birthday in 1894. Eighteen years had come and gone since then, and in September of the current year of 1912 the young lady would turn twenty.
It was only a year before she would marry the man she was supposed to be with in life, which was Earnest August a man who was currently the heir to the Duchy of Brunswick. And yet Bruno had heard no mention of her engagement to the man.
Needless to say it was not surprising when he found the young woman surrounded by various other German ladies of high noble heritage. These young women who were the same age or younger than the Prussian Princess gave Bruno complicated expressions, that is until they ignored them entirely and spoke to the woman he had come to see.
"Your highness, your father said that you have some sort of grievance with me... Is that true? If so, can I know what I have done to offend you?"
The various noble ladies broke out into fits of giggles, being well accustomed to hearing the young Prussian Princess express her grievances with the man she had formed a crush on much earlier in her life.
However, she was quick to give them the evil eye, before dismissing them from her presence entirely with an authoritative tone and aura Bruno was not expecting to witness.
"Leave us..."
The various young noble ladies curtseyed before the Princess and Bruno alike before fleeing while laughing and whispering among themselves all sorts of gossip. Once they were gone, Princess Victoria-Louise gave Bruno a stern gaze before speaking to him in an almost commanding tone.