Gary Poster, with essential assists from Galyn Norwood, Phiroon Phihakendr, Jose Quijada, Pavandeep Kalra.
Most decades have the good grace to go away.
The Czarina's dissolute monk seemed to thrive on them. He called for more wine and went on with the party. Next, the conspirators shot the starets a few times, and that slowed him down. He was still alive, but less chipper. He kept bobbing to the surface.