Praeteritus

[TheJarl]

Freya Eistochter

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It was kind of scary how familiar Annika still was. In spite of all that had happened, such familiarity always seems to linger. Of course it was Eltmann, Annika knew these things, but so too should she know that if Eltmann is the only place under your influence, things are not looking good. “I have no doubt things are different. But you haven’t given up yet, so apparently some things haven’t changed.” She faintly smiled. “My aim is not to further my own position, my aim is not be the great leader.” She shakes her head while chuckling. “Not even the victory of the Bundschuh is my aim. Many years ago I left New Berlin to change the world, hopelessly naïve as I was.” She seems to be quite amused by her own motivations. “Yet, in the end it is still true. If it wasn’t I might as well just quit all of it. A man once said: ‘The end may justify the means as long as there is something to justify the end.’”

She was not just rambling or attempting a motivational speech. She had a reputation for being cold, relentless even, but certainly not for being an opportunist. The Bundschuh were a terrible choice for opportunists anyway. “I will not go to Eltmann. Not yet. There is no point in becoming just another sect vying for power, nor in reviving the Widerstand. The Widerstand is of no use when it is just another sect, the point was to unite the movement. My intention is to organise the my sympathisers and have them aid you. I have more than just Rote Adler at my disposal, I have remained in touch with my most loyal men and women. I want to transform Rheinland and to do so there needs to be a Bundschuh that is united and that is revolutionary.” She paused for a moment.

“With or without me.”