Conrad was the first to come upon Wolfram in his tantrum. He was randomly hitting the walls and occasionally throwing out fireballs towards the sky. He could hear him say Yuri's name with sadness when he hit the wall and then in the next minute anger as he fired the fireball. Conrad was shocked by this. He'd never seen his little brother display this much anger or express that much sorrow in his voice towards Yuri, especially when as far as he knew Yuri was in his world. So what could have happened?

He decided to confront him and perhaps calm him, "Wolf is something wrong?"

Wolfram turned and if looks could kill Conrad would be dead now. "What's wrong? What's wrong? Everything's wrong! How could Yuri do this? Why?"

"Wolfram calm down! What did Yuri do? What happened to your hand?"

At that he got red in the face. "This, this! This I refuse! I refuse Geika! I won't do it! Yuri is mine, you can't have him I won't let you!"

To say Conrad was shocked by that was an understatement, 'Could he have somehow found out about that kiss?' Deciding it best to play innocent as if he didn't know he didn't want to give him any ammunition. "Wolfram what are talking about?"

"Don't play innocent with me! You have to be the reason for this!"

"Reason for what?"

"Reason for this!" He said holding up his hand. "I should have realized it from the start! When he first got here we were in the middle of the battle and he got in a lucky shot in when he pushed me. Then you instead of giving him a sword to fight with you give him your pendant. You treasured that thing since Julia gave it to you and then you just up and give it to Yuri!"

"Wolf, there's nothing going on between me and Yuri."

"Right sure there wasn't, but I bet you don't hold back now, will you?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't you remember how cuddly he was in your lap?"

"What? When I don't…"

"You don't remember the ship to Van de Veer Island? Yuri collapsed after going into Maoh Mode, we ran to him and then we were locked in that cell for three days with you holding him in your lap the entire time!"

"Well someone had to, and with you in that bathrobe you couldn't do it..."

"You didn't have to take such pleasure in it! I don't know why I didn't see it then! I bet you two even danced cheek to cheek didn't you? Didn't you?"

Choosing to ignore the question he said, "Look, let's get you to Gisela and let her fix your hand and then…"

"No, I won't accept this injustice! I have to find Gunter! There has to be something that can be done besides a Blood and Fire Ceremony!"

'Blood and Fire Ceremony?' Now Conrad knew something major had happened, but then sighed; he could see he wasn't going to get anywhere at this rate. So he finally grabbed Wolfram's arm despite his trying desperately to get away and said, "Fine, if you won't explain it to me maybe Gwendal will be able to get it out of you."

"No, I told you I have to find Gunter!"

Seeing as he was going to fight he glanced around and though he couldn't see anything, he sensed it and said, "Fine, I'm still taking you to Gwendal, but Yozak will send Gisela to treat your hand and then find Gunter and bring him to the office, won't you Yozak?"

Yozak turned the corner and said, "Why do I have to bring Lord von Christ? I'm sure he knows the way to Lord von Voltaires office by now."

"Yozak…" Conrad growled in warning. "I know you either have something to do with this or at the very least know what's going on. You either help or I find and burn those silk stockings you like to show off!"

Yozak's mouth hung open, "You wouldn't dare!"

"You want to risk it and that satin and silk dress you told me you spent a fortune on?"

Yozak grumbled and left to do as he was told, as he had no doubt Conrad would follow through with his threat.

Conrad meanwhile dragged a basically kicking and screaming Wolfram to Gwendal's office.

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Needless to say Gwendal was not happy about having a yelling screaming Wolfram in his office.

"What in the hell is going on around here?"

At his yelling Wolfram seemed to calm down and said, "I'm sorry Aniue."

Gwendal rubbed his temples and said, "Why are you bleeding all over my chair instead of having Gisela fixing it?"

"I tried to get him to go but he kept saying something about Yuri and having to find Gunter. So I had Yozak send for Gisela and Gunter and then brought Wolfram here in hopes maybe you can get him to tell you what happened." Conrad explained.

Just then there was a knock on the door, Gwendal sighed, "Enter."

Gisela poked her head in and said, "I was asked to come here."

Gwendal waved her in and said, "Wolfram cut his hand."

As she looked it over she said, "This is a pretty nasty cut, Lord Von Bielefeld whatever caused it?"

"It doesn't matter I don't have time to sit here and…"

"Sit down!" Gwendal said in an authoritative voice that had Wolfram slumping in defeat. "Now answer the question what happened to your hand."

"I cut it on a fork." Wolfram said defeated.

"A fork caused that? How?" Gwendal asked.

Wolfram didn't really know the answer to that so he just shrugged. He knew by looking down it had been a fork but he didn't take the time to puzzle out how a fork could break.

Then Gunter and Yozak entered. Yozak didn't really want to reveal anything about Yuri and Murata's plans but felt there wasn't a choice. He knew Conrad didn't make threats like that lightly. Even if he hid the valuable things he'd just take it out on other non-valuable things which could be just as bad.

Wolfram looked up and seeing Gunter there took the chance stood up and faced him ignoring Gisela's complaints about moving around and ask Gunter, "Tell me please, is there a way to get out of a marriage without a Blood and Fire Ceremony?"

Gunter was taken aback by the question, "Well it all depends on how the marriage came about. There are a few ways."

Gisela finished healing him and stood back having a feeling his adrenaline was the only thing keeping him going and wanted to be there when it wore off.

Wolfram then asked "Even after being tricked into a switching ceremony?"

Gunter was a bit nervous he'd never seen Wolfram this interested or anxious before, "Uh, well maybe," Then glancing at Wolfram's cut hand said, "but I'm afraid if the marriage was brought about due to a cut that brought about a great deal of blood during a switching ceremony then I'm afraid that a Blood and Fire Ceremony is the only way out. Why? I would love to be married to Heika! OH HEIKA!"

Gwendal sighed, "What's this about a Switching Ceremony? I'd have thought being suddenly married to Yuri-Heika would please you."

At that Wolfram whipped around to face Gwendal. Perhaps a bit too fast and if not for Conrad and Gisela he'd have hit the floor. He had passed out.

Gisela looked him over carefully then turned towards Gwendal and said, "Don't worry he'll be fine. He's just lost too much blood. I had a feeling that his adrenaline was the only thing keeping him going and that it seems has finally wore off. I'll get a couple guards to help carry him to his room and monitor his condition."

Gwendal nodded in acknowledgement.

After they left Conrad turned towards Yozak and said, "Well now it only leaves you to tell us what happened between Heika and Wolfram."

"Not to mention this switching ceremony stuff."

"So do you wish to explain this to us Yozak? Start with how he could cut his hand on a fork?"

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Notes from the story relating to the manga that differ from the anime.

In the Anime Conrad gives Yuri his pendant the first night he's there at the cabin. Correction *The night before Yuri and Wolfram's duel.*

(Thanks goes to Why-A-Duck for pointing out my error of when he was given the pendant in the anime.)

That does not happen in the Manga. In the Manga he starts his fight with Wolfram and when he pushed him and Wolfram still wants to fight it's clear he'll have to try to use his sword and asked Conrad to get it for him he gives him the pendant instead and says it's a good luck charm. I'm assuming Julia gave it to him in the manga it hasn't gotten that far yet, but as I said before I tend to mix the two together.

In the Anime on the boat to Van de Veer Island, Wolfram remains dressed the entire time and after Yuri collapses he wakes up with his head resting on Wolfram's leg. However this proves my point of the manga being more geared towards YurixConrad. In the Manga Wolfram changes and remains the entire time on the ship and even in the dungeon in a bathrobe with a towel on his head. After Yuri collapses, when he wakes up he is literally in Conrad's lap, with Conrad holding him! If anyone's interested in a picture here ya go

I always thought it was weird as both the anime and manga say they were locked in that cell for 3 days before Yozak showed up and freed them. So what Yuri had to be awake for them to escape or what? I don't see another reason why else they had to stay in there for 3 days. So what if Yuri hadn't come too they'd have stayed locked up till they were taken off the ship? If it had said 3 hours instead of days that would have made more sense.