Act-II
The act II started with the frustration of Sergius. After the end of the war, Major Petkoff and Sergius came back to home. They felt pretty comfortable after coming back from a long train of hard work. Catherine, hoped to be promoted Sergius due to his bravery in the battlefield. But, Petkoff denied his promotion and told her he may be court-martialled due to his blunder of ordering a cavalry charge. This makes Sergius very frustrate. The Bulgarian got the victory due to his cavalry charge, but he is not given promotion due to his taking of wrong procedure. If he applied the right method of waging war, he might be promoted even they are defeated in the battlefield. From his disappointment, he made cynical view about the profession of soldier. He says that soldiering is a coward's art of attacking the enemy when he is weak, and keeping away from the battle when the enemy is strong. They do not fight on equal terms. In that case, Catherine tries to console him.
Raina is no longer admires to the Sergius. A series of changes have taken place in her mind. She does not care if Sergius knows about the incidents that she has given shelter to a refugee. Then the story turns into more interesting when Bluntschli comes to the Petkoff house to return his old coat. Catherine tries her best to send him off before the eyes of Petkoff and Sergius. But, she fails to do it. Bluntschli has been caught by the eyes of Pekoff. Catherine has got stunned when she sees that he has been greeted by her husband. As he is no longer an enemy Sergius also greets him. Major Petkoff offers him to stay here for a couple of days in order to help him about some technical problems. He agrees and entered into the house. Raina has become very delighted by seeing him and screams by his given name " chocolate cream soldiers". Later, she realizes she utters something which should not be done towards her fiance and father. Then she covers it with a lie. Infact, both Catherine and Raina don't want reveal the secret of that night in which the refugee takes shelter in that house. Bluntschli, is requested to stay there for a couple of days. And here the Act II ends.
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