Re: Blood and Iron

The great thing about Bruno being deployed to the Balkans, particularly the City of Sarajevo, was that it shared the same time zone as Berlin. Because of this, he could call his wife that very afternoon, which was a mere few days after leaving her side, and ask for her aid in a matter related to his campaign.

Normally Bruno was not the type of man to share his work with his wife, after all one could consider that a major breach of security protocols. But Heidi's family ties to a Princely family largely involved with military and foreign intelligence allowed him to speak with the woman about such matters.

Even so, Bruno made sure all communications were encrypted before attempting to reach the woman. As a wealthy military family with noble status, Bruno's ability to wire his house in a way to receive and give out encrypted communications via a variety of means was easily established.

Especially when one considered that it was Bruno's defense manufacturing corporations that invented and created many of these different types of communication. Or at the very least, made them wildly available across the German Reich and its invested regions.

Because of this, Bruno was able to contact Heidi even while deployed to the Balkans. However, she was indeed surprised to see the man calling her so soon after he had left. The idea that her husband had immediately encountered some trouble that required use of her expertise upon arriving in the Balkans did not even cross the woman's mind as she playfully chastised the man for his abuse of power immediately after connecting with him.

"Honestly Bruno, I know the idea of being surrounded by men, and only men for the next nine months must be dreadful, especially after the brief but enjoyable time we recently spent together...

However, that does not mean that you can just call me at any time of the day to get your rocks off. I mean, seriously... I'm your wife, not some painted lady of the night you can call upon on a whim!"

Bruno would have laughed at his wife's joke if not for the fact that he was currently in desperate need of her help right now in order to create a proper casus belli against Albania. Because of this, there was a long pause. The only audible sound was the exhale of smoke from Bruno's lungs, which was naturally followed by a stern tone in his voice.

"Honestly, I know I established this private channel for us to communicate about matters in private while I am away from home, but dear, you and I both know that I never had such intentions in mind when I went through such great effort and expense.

So, allow me to be frank with you, as time is of the essence... I need a favor, and since I have no formal ties to your cousins in Sektion III b, I have to reach out to you to contact them on my behalf. I mean, you are still in contact with your cousins, right?"