Bruno and his family had enjoyed the opening ceremony and the diplomatic meeting, and now they returned home for the night. Though they resided in Tirol, they still maintained their estate in Berlin as a home away from home.
Erwin and Alya were the exception to this rule, living in the quaint manor in Berlin's old quarter, a gift from Bruno's father on his wedding night. It was where Bruno and Heidi had raised their first children.
Erwin approached his father, shaking his hand before being pulled into a brief embrace. Bruno wasn't about to let his son grow distant just because he had grown up and gotten married.
Erwin didn't try to break away. His father had become far more affectionate as they both grew older—perhaps because Erwin no longer needed a disciplinarian to guide him, but a supportive father, one who recognized his son was now old enough to make his own decisions.
