"Father, in the early hours of yesterday morning, the German Government officially declared war on Poland and expelled all the diplomatic personnel from the Polish embassy.
According to intelligence from Europe, within roughly an hour of the declaration of war, at least tens of thousands of German Army troops had begun moving. Before dawn, they crossed the German-Polish border.
Father, the war has come."
At noon on October 16, 1935, Arthur listened calmly to William's report on the situation in Europe.
"This was bound to happen sooner or later. The explosion of the William II airship may have been planned from the beginning as well." Arthur nodded and spoke to William without the slightest surprise.
"Father, are you saying that the William II airship might have been sabotaged by the Germans themselves?" William found it hard to believe. For the sake of war, could the Germans really sacrifice even their own people?
"Although it's only my guess, I'm afraid there's a strong possibility that it's true." Arthur showed no surprise at all. As though he had anticipated it long ago, he looked at William calmly. "This is merely one of the methods used by those in power, William. To some truly deranged people, what does the sacrifice of a few domestic lives matter?"
"Then, Father, what should we do?" William continued asking.
Arthur smiled without answering. Instead, he tossed the question back to William. "What do you think? William, if it were up to you, what do you think we should do?"
"Judging from the current situation, there's a very high chance that the French people will join this war. As long as Poland can hold out for three months, the French people will have time to make full preparations for war and launch an attack against Germany.
"If that