Chapter 198: Regicide Part I
Bruno's deployment to the Bosnian city of Sarajevo was, in all honesty, short-lived. The war between Bulgaria and its neighbors was simply not destined to last long. Within another month, it was over, and the powers of the world incorrectly assumed that the threat of a Great War had been completely averted.
But Bruno knew better. Even so, when he returned home, he was not in a jovial mood, nor did he lie to Heidi and tell her that everything would eventually be alright. He merely told her the truth: peace would last only a bit longer before the world burned itself in global conflict.
Heidi, of course, knew this was true; she was intelligent enough to see what the world was quickly becoming and also trusted her husband beyond measure. If he said a major war was coming, then that was unquestionable.
Because of this, she did not worry-not truly-everything that could possibly be prepared for had long since been done so by her man. All she could do was pray to God that he would keep her husband safe and sound throughout the years of turmoil that would soon be upon them. Hence, Bruno opted to spend the remainder of his time no longer worrying about what was to happen. After all, everything had gone according to plan, including the 1912 U.S. Presidential Election, where, by nobody's surprise, the America-First coalition banded their resources together to prevent Theodore Roosevelt from winning a third term.
Instead, William Howard Taft was elected President, and because of just who was financing him behind the scenes, the new U.S. President and his administration would do everything in their power to stay out of the war altogether.
Assuming, of course, that Germany or its allies did not do something monumentally stupid like provoke the American public into a state of outrage as they had done in both World Wars during Bruno's past life.
Sitting in a room within a building that belonged to the Serbian government was a group of men. These men came from all walks of life; some of them were senior officers in the Royal Serbian Army.
Others were officials within the ranks of Serbian intelligence. Among them were even a few prominent statesmen, including a member of the Serbian royal family. This prince stood among the ranks of his fellow conspirators and was quick to speak on what they had just discussed.
"So... It is agreed then... We will supply and train these little brats to deal with the problem for us? In doing so, we can avoid total accountability for what is about to happen!"
There was utter silence within the room, and while nobody voiced disagreement with the treasonous plot that would embroil the world in a war that stretched across the globe, they all nodded their heads in approval.
And thus, the Serbian prince was quick to confirm the plan in motion; as of this moment, there was no stopping the Great War from beginning, nor was there a way to prevent the timeline from restoring its natural order.
"Very well then... We are fully committed to supporting Young Bosnia?"