Three brothers of a long forgotten war gathered on the corner of die Obermarkt Platz (Open Air Market Place) und Hochstraße (High Street). Mikkel Königsfeld served with the Königlich Bayerisches Schwere-Reiter-Regiment, "Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este" Nr. 2 (2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry "Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria" Regiment), a subordinate unit of Die Bayerische Kavallerie-Division (The Bavarian Cavalry Division) in 1915 and 1916. The grizzled veteran suffered trauma during engagements with the Tsarist Army near Lutsk, Belorus in the summer of 1916. Mikkel's days as a soldier came to an end. He returned to his home in Mittenwald missing half of his left leg.<br/><br/>An overly optimistic and positive man, Mikkel took up playing the Cello and he excelled at it. Mikkel's brother, Gabriel also served the Imperial Germany Army during the Great War from 1916 through 1918 as a gunner in a horse artillery battalion assigned to the Bavarian Cavalry Division. Gabriel survived the war without obvious injury. Gabriel played the Violin, joining Mikkel in trios and duets.<br/><br/>The third brother, Raphael happened to serve the Imperial Germany Army as a staff officer to the Commanding General of the Bavarian Cavalry Division. Raphael rose to the rank of Major before the war ended in 1918. At its conclusion, the former Major returned to Mittenwald and took up playing the Viola.<br/><br/>The three brothers placed chairs, their instruments and music stands on the street corner, performing their best renditions of<a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joVkx20oVIg"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #40BFFF">Händel</span></span></span></a>, a classic Baroque composer of the 18th century most famous for his Messiah Opera performed in Great Britain.<br/><br/>The sun's rays cast warmth down upon their faces as they entertained the good folk of Mittenwald. The stringed instruments performed a light airy dance of sound as it lit up and down the streets. The sound interrupted by the occasional clink of Deutsche Marks landing in a tin cup at their feet. The pedestrian traffic was high in volume this morning as though everyone had a purpose, eyes focused on the horizon, not stopping to smell the roses or take in the sights of the beautiful Bavarian village.<br/><br/>Raphael sensed the presence in the immediate area of some familiar people. He felt the aura of Mademoiselle Devereaux and that of the half-angel, Yvael. She waited patiently for them in the Church of Saint Peters and Paul, just across the street from where he and his brothers played the stirring sounds of Herr George Frideric Handel.<br/><br/>While Raphael was noticing the presence of the two women at the center of this conflict, Michael also noticed Mademoiselle Devereaux and the<span style="font-style: italic">immortal soldier</span>who he had met one time in America and sat at dinner with the gentleman as an uninvited guest. Michael did not dwell on the rudeness of his intrusion that evening, for he felt it best to attempt to expedite their operation against Darcy Krohs. But alas, that effort met with no such urgency.<br/><br/>Fortunately, for the brothers, the time had finally arrived. They all agreed to meet in Mittenwald cloaked as three old veterans of the Great War, assumed to be too senior to serve in the current conflict, recently concluded in France and now being fought in the skies over Southern England and the deserts of Northern Africa.<br/><br/>A shot rang out, near the church. The brothers failed to miss a beat, continue to perform their rapturous melodies from the Baroque composer. It was as though the shot never occurred. They feigned oblivion as they continued aesthetically dragging bows across the strings of their instruments. As if on cue, Mademoiselle Devereaux surged forward to render assistance. But her aid was not required. The local unit's soldiers were on hand to take care of whatever disturbance the gunshot produced. The brothers continued their performance waiting for just the opportunity to break up and head inside Saint Peters and Paul. They intended to obeserve the women inside the church and enjoy the lord's mass in Bavaria. They trusted it would be a gay event wondrous in song and scripture. Gabriel planned to sing his heart out as he had never sung before.<br/><br/>Their presence and song, heartened the God Fearing people of Mittenwald. They afforded the good people of the village the sense that maybe, just maybe everything would be just fine.