Original sentence: He rejected this offer and remained imprisoned by the Germans until his aunt, the Queen of Italy (Elena of Montenegro), secured their release in 1943.It was here that they were visited by Count Galeazzo Ciano and Joachim von Ribbentrop and were offered the throne of a new, independent Kingdom of Montenegro—but under Italian and German protection and guidance
Edited sentence: Bravely, he rejected this offer and remained imprisoned by the Germans until his aunt, the Queen of Italy (Elena of Montenegro), secured their release in 1943.It was here that they were visited by Count Galeazzo Ciano and Joachim von Ribbentrop and were offered the throne of a new, independent Kingdom of Montenegro - but under Italian and German "protection" and "guidance"