The sounds of instruments filled the air, as the battle songs used by the Austrian army prevailed throughout the city of Kufstein. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had surrendered. In doing so, Austria gained control of the easternmost portions of the German Empire from Berengar's previous life. The power of the South German Confederation had expanded once more.
Eckhard sat atop his horse at the head of the formation, with the Polish Princess Natalia in his lap. She was the prize he had brought home for the young Prince Hans. He expected to convince her father to make the girl one of his future brides, in doing so securing their place as overlords of the Kingdom of Poland.
