Kapitel 10: New Home
--AUGUST 3, UNIFIED YEAR 1920, TIEGENHOF PORT--
"Finally! Having some solid ground under your feet feels so much better." Eli stretched himself when he came down from the ship.
Yuri followed suit while holding his sister's little hand. She was already a lot better than before. It seemed the curiosity got the better of her. Her gaze was wandering around the crowded port and took everything in that she could.
That got Yuri to smile softly.
"Do you want to sit on my shoulders so you can watch around better?", asked Yuri her.
It may actually not be much yet but he was already 152cm tall. It should get her a better viewpoint with her 103cm height.
"Can I? Am I not heavy?", asked his sister back.
Yuri´s smile became a grin and he kneeled down.
"Nonsense. You weight like a feather. Come on." He was not lying since she didn't weigh much. Sometimes he even worried if she ate properly. After all, she did develop a picky eating habit.
And even if she was heavier, he could still use his mana to enhance his strength. It didn't use up too much energy and was very helpful. For instance at that one moment in the palace.
"Okay." She tried to climb him but couldn't quite get on his shoulders. So the same soldier that talked with Yuri before on the ship picked her up and placed her on his shoulders.
"Here you go, little miss."
"Thank you.", smiled Anastasia back at him. She knew this man now since he seemed to be close to her brother.
Now there was even a face to the soldier since he didn't wear his balaclava anymore. He was a man in his late 20´s and had short red hair and green eyes. His codename was Crimson Canine but Yuri just introduced him as Kane.
All soldiers in his PMC already had forsaken their old identities and only personnel like Eli, David, Nataly, and a few others had names to themselves.
Just for information's sake, Eli´s codename is White Jackal, David´s is Black Fox and Nataly´s is Azure Butterfly
And the thing about his face revealed? Yuri gave them the order to unequip their masks. It would otherwise be too eye-catching. Even more, than it already is.
"Hihihi." Anastasia started to laugh a little when she finally could see so much further.
Then the brown-haired girl named Nataly came over and looked up at his sister. She raised her fist and gave her a thumbs up. Anastasia noticed that and waved to her.
"Alright, hold on tight there." Yuri started to jog forward until they came across some stands and a shop that seemed to sell sweets and coffee.
That was a rather weird placement for such products because of the port nearby but who was Yuri to complain that. It came at the right timing. He brought a few things for himself and his sister and they sat around a table enjoying it.
The others meanwhile were preparing the luggage and contacted the person that was supposed to get them.
It took a while but they soon were picked up with a car and transport trucks for the guards. The journey brought them all the way to the other side of the country. Only a few hundred kilometers away from the borders of the Francois Republic.
At least it was on the outskirts of a major city called Franken.
The mansion they arrived at sure enough could be called a Duke´s pride.
Maybe it was because of the connection the owner had to the Emperor of this country or it may even be because the owner was holding some industry under his name.
Whatever it may be, it really looked rather grand - yet held simple.
When all of them unloaded there were already maids waiting and bowing to him.
Yuri only sighed. It looked like no matter where you went, aristocrats remained the same snobs everywhere...
"Brother..." Anastasia looked nervous and semi-hid herself behind him.
"It´s alright, An. He is our uncle..." Yuri nearly wanted to say their mother's brother but he kept it to himself. "And I am here. Don't worry...Also, there should be a cousin for you to play with. It is a girl the same age as you as far as I know."
She looked up at him and only tightened her grip on his clothes.
Yuri only rubbed her head gently and saw a man approaching them.
"You are finally here! I hope the journey was not too burdensome." A man with blond hair and green eyes approached them. He sure did resembled his mother a little bit. A small girl dressed in a dark little dress with black long hair and blue eyes was also following behind him.
Yuri bowed lightly. "Hello, Uncle. The journey was rather long but we made it."
"You must be Yuri, then." He grabbed his chin and looked at Yuri´s face. "Yes, I can see it. Especially the little one here looks just like your mother." The men kneeled down and looked at Anastasia as well.
"You must be Anastasia, right?", he asked her with a smile.
Anastasia was looking at him and nearly started to tear up again. One reason being that she was not understanding what he was saying.
Only Yuri was schooled in both the Russy and Gerun language as well as the Commonwealth. Lingua franca was something that created invisible borders.
The man raised both eyebrows when he saw that and looked around. He could only see two other children with them that were standing around the 50 soldiers.
"Where is your mother?" He asked hesitantly after standing back up and Yuri only shook his head slowly.
The man only opened his mouth and wanted to say something before he stopped and looked at Anastasia again.
"Emma, sweety, come here." When he called out, the other little girl that stood a distance away near a maid came over to them.
"These people here are Anastasia and Yuri. Your cousins. Can you take Anastasia with you and play a little? Daddy and Yuri have to talk about something, okay?"
The girl called Emma nodded and walked over to Anastasia and reached her hand out. Anastasia watched that and looked at her brother.
"Go on. She is your cousin, Emma. Go and play a little with Emma here, okay? I will join you later."
Anastasia looked back at Emma and reached out to her hand. Then she saw the girl smile and she herself also started to smile.
Yuri saw that and sighed in relief. Both of them walked away and only the man and Yuri stayed.
"Well, shall we go in? Right...I forgot to introduce myself. I am Erik von Hersen-Darnkamp. The duke of this province."
Yuri only nodded and then followed the man inside after his soldiers were also lead away to another place where they could stay.
AUTORENGEDANKEN 
Soulcrystal
Soulcrystal Hersen-Darnkamp = Hessen-Darmstadt
Franken = Frankfurt
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