Kongeriget Danmark

Chapter 6: Delegation

"I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself."

― Charlotte Brontë

With Mathias

It was really working for him. Lukas' mind had been sidetracked with him actions, although they weren't really that necessary, he had to do that. His next problem is his next confrontation with the Nordics. The meeting is another 3 months away. He needed to make sure that he'd properly execute his schemes.

Thinking deeply, he found out the answer to his conundrum. If he wanted to fix his familial "problem", he could open up again to the Nordics, but secretly, he could sabotage them slowly. He could destroy them from the inside. Thinking this, he goes to the airport immediately, rushing to catch a flight to Russia.

With Lukas

From a slight headache to a killer fever, Lukas had no time to deal with other things than trying to fix his economy. Since he was somehow dependent on the Dane, Denmark making no interaction to him had literally made his economy collapse like the Great Depression. People were suddenly panicking at the loss of contact and they too were sidetracked from fixing the previous problem.

Sighing in anger and in frustration, Lukas really wanted to sock Mathias' face when he could have the chance. Right now, he needed to fix his current problem. Calling to Emil, he went on to ask them for help.

"Emil, lillebror. Come help big brother."

"Lukas, what happened to you?", Emil answered back, his response laced with worry.

"Just a big problem, lillebror. You know why."

"It's him again, isn't it.", Emil replied, filled with spite.

"Yes, lillebror."

"Ugh, I'll be on the way."

Knowing that Emil would come and help him, he struggled going back to his office. Only moments later, he felt with a thud.

With Emil

Rushing to Reykjavik Airport, Emil knew he was racing against time. He has barely little time, and he needed to be in Oslo immediately. In luck, he managed to catch a plane bound to Oslo when he arrived in the airport.

Knowing that his storebror is getting sicker every move Mathias made, he wanted to make Mathias suffer too, but he too wanted to know why Mathias was doing this. He did not know any event that would have led to such a catastrophe for them.

But with him, Lukas comes first. Leaving Reykjavik for Oslo, with his fears, he brings with him his own help and aspiration to stop this madness.

Time skip (2 hours)

With Mathias and Ivan

Upon arriving at Moscow, Mathias found Russia waiting for him in the airport. Knowing that his friend came to fetch him, he knew something was also up for the other party.

"привет Mathias. I've expected you to come today. Come, we have to talk about things."

"Hej Ivan. Sure, I also have things to talk about. Same place?"

"Da."

Mathias nodded at the affirmation to his question. Knowing that Novgorod would be his next destination, he went on to sleep the whole ride going there. Ivan, on the other hand, pondered as to why his friend is acting maliciously. Not that he'd mind, but he would like to know the reason why. Worried about his friend, he thought about things that could have happened in between the Nordics.

With Emil and Lukas

Arriving at Oslo, Emil immediately rushed to Lukas' house. Knowing that his storebror is fully sick, he knew he cannot waste time. He knew that Lukas by now would be either working his sick ass off or he'd be found somewhere, fainted.

Rushing in Lukas' room, he didn't find him there. Surely enough, he found Lukas fainted on the floor of his study. Picking Lukas up, he brought him to his room, placed him on the bed and went on to cook soup.

Back to Mathias and Ivan

Arriving at Novgorod, Mathias and Ivan exited out of the taxi and went inside the gloomy castle.

"Are you awake now, Mathias?"

"Ja. Now, should we go immediately to the room?"

"Нет. We'll at least eat first."

"Okay."

"You know Mathias, you can tell me what's bothering you. I don't want to see you sick."

"I'm fine Russia, tak."

After being shrugged off, Ivan knew he can't get Mathias to open up for now. But he really wanted to know what's wrong with his friend. Silently saying sorry, he knew he'd have to do this later.

Going to the conference room, Mathias told Russia his plans. His plans of opening up to the Nordics to secretly destroy them from the inside. Russia, a bit sent aback from Mathias' ideas, just nodded in reply. He knew he shouldn't do this. He knew it was wrong, but he had to support his friend.

Russia, with at least some mercy, wanted Mathias to somehow do it slowly, masking his concern by stating that by doing so, at least Mathias would be able to still do what he wanted. Mathias accepted Russia's sudden intervention. At least he knew Russia was still with him.

Going out of the room, Mathias and Russia went outside to relax for a while. Wanting to break the silence Russia began speaking.

"Mathias, will you stay or will you leave to Copenhagen again?"

"Ivan, I'll stay for today. I need to get out of Scandinavia for a while."

"Okay. Just so you know, I'm here to listen to you."

"Tak, Ivan, but not now."

Again, being shrugged off, Ivan knew he can't get anything from Mathias, not until he was drunk. As night began to fall, so did Ivan's plan started to work. He really needed to do this. Knowing that it would jeopardize their friendship, he swallowed with a heavy heart.

"That is how heavy a secret can become. It can make blood flow easier than ink."

― Patrick Rothfuss

A.N.: Hello again~ It's LoT!~ I wanted to finish this immediately~ I didn't want to be sidetracked again~

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