Eckhard sat back on his leather sofa, drinking wine from a gilded chalice. His years of service to the von Kufstein Dynasty had finally paid off. He was now the Grand Duke of Prussia and had a sizeable estate within the boundaries of Marienburg. The former headquarters of the Teutonic Order was now his personal abode, and he very much enjoyed it.
At his side was a young woman no older than eighteen. This woman was blonde-haired and blue eyed, with fair skin and natural curves. She was quite beautiful. So much so that perhaps her appearance could even rival that of Berengar's many brides.
This eighteen-year-old girl was Martha von Hohenzollern, and she was the eldest daughter of the Margrave of Brandenburg. In Berengar's past life, the House of Hohenzollern unified Prussia and later the German Empire, acting as its imperial dynasty until its collapse in 1918.