Being in KorTac wasn't nice. Especially when you didn't have anyone to support you. You were just an ordinary soldier, so somehow no one paid much attention to you.

König didn't talk to you much, he had a lot of reports to write, and other duties as a Colonel. You felt abandoned and lonely.

You were at war, most of the soldiers were in tents, because a lot of soldiers were seriously injured. You saw König in one of the tents, suddenly he waved at you discreetly, wanting you to come over for a moment.

You both entered his tent, you were confused.

"We need to talk.." - He started in a stoic, deep Austrian voice. - "I can't hide it anymore." - He added, sighing heavily, and sitting on the ground next to his backpack.

"What the matter Colonel..-" - You started, stopping mid-sentence. You saw her pull something out, it was an old photo.

You never thought you'd see yourself as a little girl there, when you were next to a little boy. He was taller than you, and he looked strangely familiar.

He was afraid of how you would react, he had been avoiding you on purpose for a while now. When he accidentally discovered that you were his childhood friend. He had to show you that, because it was you who always defended him from other kids when they made fun of him, because of the scars on his face and, because he was big. That why he wears a sniper mask, and now he was afraid. There was a war, after all, and he didn't want to live with the guilt of not telling you if it was too late.

He knew it was stupid, that you would hate him for it, but he was afraid of your reaction. What if you forgot about him? What if you still hate him after he left you without a word when he had to join the military, and left you at the worst moment of your life?..