Agriculture was a continual focus of Berengar's interests. The farmer was pulling a seeder plow through his fields via his tractor with a cheerful smile on his face. What the young girl was referring to was a steam powered tractor which had long since replaced animal driven machines as agricultural tools in the fields of Austria. "Brother, what is that? Can you see it? It's moving! All on its own! Where are the horses pulling it?" Dharya and Priya were blissfully unaware of these uncertainties, and instead, Priya gazed out the window with a radiant smile, asking her brother questions about all the wonders she had witnessed. Even now, the merchant was a bit unsettled by how easy it was for him to sneak the kids into the Empire. With the recent expansions in Border security, there were only a few ways to safely enter the Reich, and the pathways were covered with refugees and merchants alike. Unless one was a routine traveler to the lands of the Reich, they would be interrogated at extensive length about what they were carrying, the identities of everyone who accompanied them, and the reason for their visit. The guards only took a short glimpse of the identification papers that had been prepared for the two children. However, the moment the man presented his identification papers to the Trade and immigration officials at the Hungarian border, his cargo was only briefly searched for contraband before being approved. If it were not the central trade hub of Europe, they would not bother doing it. Normally, foreign traders had to go to great lengths to get into the Reich. There was a reason they were so easily able to get through German customs. In reality, Linde's agents had long since marked them as persons of interest, and had even staved off a few assassination attempts from their uncle in secret. Until now, they believed they had gone unnoticed. By their side was the merchant who their cousin Ishwar had paid to bring them to their destination. They were travelling incognito, and could not very well afford to buy a first-class cabin. Unlike the normal guests to the Royal Palace of Kufstein, these two children were in a standard coach seat. She was still frail, but could now walk on her own, at least a certain distance. Her complexion, while pale, was showing signs of her normal hue. The girl was no longer on the brink of death, having not consumed the poison her uncle had prepared for her in months. By his side was his younger sister Priya, who gazed out the window of the strange vehicle known as a "train" with an astonished expression on her face.Ĭompared to the condition she was in when she first set out on this journey, she was much better. One of these two kids was the Emperor of the Anangpur Empire, who had spent the last few months travelling on a treacherous journey towards the German Empire. Months had passed since the day Berengar had turned Ava away and currently, two children were on a train heading towards Kufstein.