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Ludwig grew more confident with the affairs of his country, he quickly gained Roderich's acceptance into the confederation. This did not please Gilbert but he let it go at the time, after their encounter in the garden house the two actually hardly saw one another. More or less they only saw one another through papers and meetings. Gilbert made a huge influence on the German Government and the states. He insisted that Austria should stay away from Germany by all cost. He was a huge voice for this and many agreed, even though Ludwig didn't agree Gilbert had a powerful card in the Government. Ludwig insisted that Austria wasn't a threat.
"Will you stop telling me he isn't a fucking threat like you know him?" Gilbert growled.
"I do know him!"Ludwig shouted.
"I will not be under any leadership of him!" He almost spat at the man to Ludwig's right.
"With all do respect Gilbert you might have a say bu-" Roderich was cut off.
Gilbert growled and interrupted the proper Austrian " Fuck you!"
"Will you calm down Gilbert! lets talk, he isn't as bad as you think. He isn't a threat of any sort." Ludwig tried to urge.
"You don't know what you are talking about" Gilbert spoke through his teeth, holding back many years of anger.
"I do, I am a country now, I am not-" Ludwig was cut off.
"I am older than you! No your place!" Gilbert spat.
"I am not a pawn to you! I am my own country!" Ludwig tried putting his own two sense in.
"You are an idea! Hardly your own country yet." Gilbert scoffed.
"I am Ludwig of Germany!" He rose to his feet slamming down onto the table, his blue eyes were infuriated as he screamed at Gilbert intimidating everyone but Gilbert.
Gilbert raised to a stance and leaned over the table towards Ludwig "You don't scare me, I am Prussia you want to see something scary. Try to argue with me further."
Ludwig glared at the man across from him. " You hardly frighten me."
"You haven't seen me on the battlefield Ludwig." He spoke darkly.
Ludwig's eyes widened " Are you waging war with me?"
"I will do what I have to do, to gain control of you and get you away from him." He spoke in a tone Ludwig had never heard.
"Gilbert, but I am your brother" Ludwig spoke arching his eyebrows.
"Then as your brother listen to me." He growled tensing his every word.
Ludwig sighed and looked back to Roderich " I-I am only looking out for my country." Ludwig looked back to Gilbert.
"This isn't the way to go."Gilbert urged.
"Ludwig do not let him control you, we need to unify the whole of the German states. Including me, I can help in a peaceful manner." Roderich spoke low to Ludwig.
Gilbert bit his lip and finally punched down on the table cracking it " If you want to wage war with me Roderich so be it!"
"Gilbert I can't fight along side of you-" Ludwig was interrupted.
"You are going to choose him over me?" Gilbert growled.
"You once told me, that I need to look out for my country, and I am.-" He tried to continue but was intercepted by the Prussians words.
Roderich spoke up " I am taking the helm on this one Ludwig, you are to caught up with relations on this decision. As a member of the confederation I am declaring war on Gilbert of Prussia."
It was silent for a moment, when finally Gilbert burst out laughing " This is priceless!" He clapped his hands together "Alright. War it is." Gilbert turned away from Ludwig.
" Gil-" Ludwig was stopped.
"Its war now Ludwig." He raised a hand up and continued "I am going to tell you, I will not go easy on you because of family ties." He turned away and left the room.
Ludwig whirled around to his Austrian friend " What are you doing, do you understand what you have done?"
"Very much so." Roderich nodded.
"We can't win a war a-" Ludwig was cut off again.
"We will win this, we have so many armies to back us up." Roderich smiled.
"…" Ludwig was not convinced.
"Ludwig if you win, you can finally hold that idiots leash and keep him under your belt." Roderich urged.
"That idiot is my brother." Ludwig scolded.
"He is right though, this is war now." The Austrian spoke firmly.
So the Austro-Prussian war began.