Re: Blood and Iron

Chapter 384: A Wedding in the Wake of Winter Part I

Days passed, and soon too did the weeks that followed. Eventually, Bruno began returning to his normal self. He would never forget the cost of his arrogance, and the ultimate price that had been paid by Erich, one that may very well not have been needed.

And while the realization that he was entirely at fault for the death of his best friend after all may have been enough to break a lesser man, it only further tempered Bruno's resolve to become the master of not only his fate, but the destiny of the world.

This was a tragic misstep, a mistake, as all men were prone to making. And perhaps the most costly mistake Bruno had ever made in his life. But, despite having the overwhelming advantage of future knowledge, and a high intellect to actively analyze and predict the effects of the butterfly effect in most cases.

At the end of the day, Bruno was still a mortal man, and this was a limitation he must accept if he were to move forward. It wasn't that he was disregarding this grand tragedy as merely the result of his own mortality, rather a recognition of his own weakness that had led to this result. And a need for him to do better in the future to prevent such another disaster from befalling him and the people he loved.