Death Before Dishonor

Bruno had stayed up all night discussing his stories with Erich from the time they first met and he was the most entitled brat he had ever met in his life, all the way up until his bitter end.

Discussions were had that depicted Erich as he was, not some romanticized friend who was only displayed in a good light to the Kaiser, as painful as it was recounting these tales, especially those that were brutal, in the end Bruno knew that Erich would have risen from the grave and haunted him for life if he dared dishonor the man's memory by lying about him.

By the end, the Kaiser had a better understanding of the man who had sacrificed everything to fulfill orders that while cruel and ruthless were necessary for the long-term stability and survival of the German Reich.