"So this is Randgriz? The capital city of Gallia?" Otto asked Welkin.
"Yes it is, there you can see the castle that is where we are heading right now!"
"I have to admit, this city looks really beautiful, no pollutions, everything is so clean..."
"Yes, it is beautiful! Alicia and I can show you and your comrades the city after we are done, if you would like to?" Welkin offered.
"Thank you! I would offer in exchange to show my hometown, but this is kindda difficult in the current situation..." Otto added with a chuckle.
There they were near the entrance of the castle, as Hans looked at its massive tower he got curious about what kind of view he can have up there.
The interior of the castle was huge; the whole hall was made out of marble, with strange statues everywhere. And at the end of the hall was the throne. The throne of the princess of Gallia. She wasn't there when Welkin and the Axis soldiers had arrived. The only ones present were Prime Minister Borg, Captain Eleanor Varrot, and General Damon.
"Are these men, the ones you were talking about Welkin?" Varrot asked.
"Yes Captain, these are the highest ranking officers from their units!"
"I see..."
"How can we trust them? They could easily be imperial spies..." General Damon said.
"General, if I may speak..." Otto started.
"We are not imperial 'spies', about a few days ago we didn't even knew about that the empire even exited, not as we would have thought that this world would exit..."
He wanted to continue his speech, when Cordelia have arrived.
Otto examined the young de jure leader of the little country. It didn't take long for him to realize, that since she is so young she is nothing but a puppet of her regent and the army. Still, her word had weight to it, so he needed to convince she that the Gallians needed his help.
"Your Highness! We welcome you to our meeting; still I don't really think your Highness should participate in such a matter. We are completely under control of the situation." Borg said, in his usual tone
"As ruling monarch of this country it is my right to be at such a historical meeting! Furthermore I wanted to meet the new comers, and hear about why did they help Gallia so far, and if they are willing to help it even more!"
"As you wish your Highness..." Borg was not amused.
Cordelia looked at Hans and Otto, silently.
"Please noble outsiders, continue what you were saying!" She said it and sat down on the throne.
"Thank you, your Highness!" Both of them said simultaneously.
"So...as I said we didn't even know about this world to even exit, not that we were already a part of it, general!"
"I see...anyway as an outside force you and your forces can't be part of the Gallian army. They will be part of the militia if you really want to help us..." The general said.
"Oh, you are mistaken general... Me and my men will not become a part of the Gallia... We have an oath to our Führer and our fatherland that we cannot break!"
"So, than what do you suggest Lieutenant?" Princess Cordelia asked.
"As I said I offerour full support in your war against the empire, but as an independent force, we will operate in Gallia, and we will fight with Gallia as long as it needs it, but we will act independently on our own!"
He stopped for a moment, and looked at every one. Everybody was listening, so he continued.
"I only ask for supplies for my troops in return, and a place for them in the meantime and as a sign of our gratitude if we can seal this deal now, I will order my man to start train volunteers to learn how to use an airplane, plus your engineers will have full access to our armaments..."
"So, do we have a deal?" He said it with a serious look in his eyes.
"No way will you act independently, that would be the most insulting thing to do!" The general was furious.
"You and your troops will get the supplies and facilities as you requested, but you will answer to us!" He continued
Otto looked at him.
"Well general, if this is your answer, than we might as well leave... maybe these imperials will be more corporative, but still as I am aver you are not the one here who makes decisions! It is the princess..." Otto said why he was looking at Cordelia.
"So, what is your Highnesses answer?" He asked.
"If we agree to what you are asking for, will you stay true to your word and help Gallia?"
"You have my word, plus if it is possible, we could sign a treaty, that the Reich and Gallia will form an alliance, if your Highness wants that..."
"But your Reich doesn't even have any land here in our world!" Varrot said.
"This is nothing, but a formality, and who knows what the future might hold..." Otto replied.
"It is and was Gallias policy to remain neutral and never be part of any alliance, but at this moment, we need every help we need..." Welkin has finally spoken.
The princess was silent for a few minutes, during this few minutes Otto was trying his hardest to hide his nervousness. Finally, Cordellia stand up, and walked towards him.
"I accept your terms; we will have a ball in a few weeks from now, where the Federation and Gallia will sign a treaty. I think that would be the best time to seal our alliance. Do you agree, Lieutenant?" Cordelia said with a little smile on her face.
"I agree, your Highness!" Otto said while smiling back at her.
After the meeting everyone had they time off to explore the city. Hans went to a local bar, to try the local drink, while Otto went with Welkin and Alicia to inspect the barracks.
The town was just like one of the fairy tales, Hans thought. After almost a good 20 minutes off wandering on the streets, he finally found a place where he could sit in and have a few drinks. Upon entering the building he noticed a few members from Squad 7 were there.
Largo and Rosie were sitting in front of each other playing cards, while Ramona and Edy were sitting in the other side of the bar, drinking something that looked like beer (?). Hans wasn't sure about it, he wanted to try out the local drinks so his option was clear.
Meanwhile Edy noticed Hans entering the building as well. She wanted him to sit next to them, but she wasn't going to ask him. That is not what a star would do, she thought. When she noticed that Hans was going towards them she quickly looked at Ramona.
"Ramona, a quick question! How do I look today?" She asked her nervously.
"Like a star Edy, you shouldn't have to ask me this every day..."
"No, not like that, is my hair alright, I don't have a mirror right now..."
"You look wonderful, Edy..." She said.
After that Hans had arrived to their little box.
"Hello, ladies, mind if I sit here?" He asked them.
"No problem, come on have a seat!" Ramona let him sit next to her.
Now Hans was facing Edy.
"So, do you girls know some good drinks that I should try?"
"Well, we are having some honey beer. It is really good, and sweet!" Ramona said.
"But not as sweet as I am!" Edy shouted and quickly became silent with a red face.
Hans only reaction was a smile at Edy.
"Well then, I should try this drink! Pardon me ladies..."
"No, sit just here, I will get you a drink!" Ramona said and left the two of them alone.
At first Edy started to panic, she didn't know to thank Ramona or curse her for what she had done, but after a while she was happy about it.
"So...Hans, how do you like it here, so far?" She asked him.
"This is a wonderful place, the houses the streets everything is so beautiful!"
He looked out the window. The streets were busy with peoples coming by.
"You know Edy, back home me and Otto lived in a small village. During our youth he was always the cool kid, every girl wanted to hang out with him...figures he is a perfect Aryan... But still we were really good friends."
"What is an Aryan?" Edy asked.
"Oh yes, another world... sorry this is strange for me still. So, an Aryan is the pinnacle of the human race. Aryans were the only race that could create a lasting civilization. And as many builders, the Aryan have their enemies the Jews..."
"Okay, I really wanted to ask you this, but what is a Jew? You and almost all of your friends are talking about them..."
"The Jews...They are one of the most deceitful people on the world... They view money as their good, and they hate us, they hate our civilizations, they hate our people, they want to destroy us in both physically and mentally, so they can rule over us! They want the whole world to be theirs, and so far, they are successful. But since the Führer came we have started to fight against them, to free the world, and let it be peace upon it until the end..."
"I see...this is interesting..."
"As I saw so far there is no such thing in this world..." Hans said.
"Well not like them, but we have others..."