Lilly von Buren-Vaughn

## Lilly von Buren

**Lilly von Buren** (1898-) (Karolevian: Лилли фон Бурен tr.Lilli fon Buren) was the adopted daughter of Lisbeth Vaughn after her own parents died during the Christmas Revolt of 1905.

## Early Life

Lilly von Buren was born poor and had to be raised homeless in St.Romovna. Her father became a Royal Guard in 1905 and her mother became a maid at the Romovna Palace.

### Christmas Revolt of 1905

Lilly met Lisbeth Vaughn on streets while she was begging for money. Vaughn gave her some money, which Lilly used to buy a pastry from a nearby shop. Shortly after this, Lilly's father became a Royal Guard. Lilly thanked Vaughn by taking her shopping, where Vaughn bought a new dress, shoes, and shirts.

#### 400th Ball

Vaughn went to the 400th Anniversary Ball, which celebrated 400 years of Petrovna rule over Karoleva. There, she met Lisbeth Vaughn again and Tommy Milkins, who she became friends with.

While rebels interrupted the ball and started to kill nobles and guards alike, Lilly hide under a table with Milkins. Lilly chose to stay in the ballroom since her parents worked in the ballroom.While trying to leave the ballroom, Lilly was accidentally shot in the leg by a guard who Lisbeth kills. After, Lilly saw her father dead by the door and her mother died as well. Lisbeth took Lilly to get treated for her wound and she was fixed up in The Shack by Bear Jenkins.

#### Start of the Revolt

Lilly refused to go to The Orphanage after learning her parents were dead. Lilly was with Vaughn when she spoke with Grand Duchess Maria and Charlotte when they were let go. During this time she was around Vaughn and other's in Verraten's inner circle. While he developed a friendship with Milkins. She mostly stayed out of the way during Red Day, The Night of Fires, and any battles between rebels and royalists.

#### Duke Remington's House

Lilly went with Verraten, Lisbeth, Milkins, along with the rest of their group to Duke Remington's House, who sexually abused Verraten as a child. Verraten killed Remington, and they looted his house. Lilly found a young kidnapped boy in Remington's house and helped him escape. After they left, the house was set on fire and they went shopping with the money they got by pawning the stolen items and Lilly met Ra'jir.

#### Christmas Truce

During The Christmas Truce, where both sides of the revolt stopped in order to enjoy Christmas, Lilly and Verraten's circle celebrated in The Orphanage. The Orphanage celebrate "Family Day" as they called, to keep the holiday all inclusive and exchanged gifts. Which was interrupted by Ra'jir and Vaas.

#### Trial of King Frederik III

Lilly attended the sham trial of Frederik III at a theater with Milkins and other rebels. Lilly watched as Verraten shot Frederik III in the head after the crowd declared him guilty. Shortly after, three canisters rounds of white phosphorous crashed into the theater, caused by Juste dan Renon. Lilly was able to leave with Milkins safely, but many died in the theater. They were almost killed by Patrick Vaughn, Lisbeth's brother looking for revenge, but Milkins shot him in the groin. Anya Labelle later shot him twice in the leg and foot.

Shortly after she found out Lisbeth was shot three times in the stomach. Lisbeth treated by Justin Tombs with Lilly, who found her, with Lilly helping him and Lisbeth survived. Lilly informed Lisbeth that St.Romovna was on fire and burning.

#### The Rebel Camp

Learning that they could no longer stay in St.Romovna, the rebels decided to leave. Lilly went with Milkins and the other rebels, while Lisbeth was carried on a stretcher. The rebels camped out in a clearing in the nearby forest.

#### Defeat of the Rebel Army by Eurova

Verraten order that troops of rebels go to Ekaterinburg and to Tsarskoe. Lilly, Lisbeth, Milkins, Verraten, and other's in his inner circle marched to Tsarskoe. The rebel troops were intercepted by Eurovan-Karolevian forces and were decimated. Lisbeth and Lilly were able to escape capture but Lilly watched her friend, Tommy Milkins, die.

### Life after the Sucession of Nikolai II

#### Nikolai II's coronation

After the revolt, Lisbeth and Lilly moved to Belinsky, as St.Romovna was no longer habitable. During the ball celebrating Nikolai II's coronation, the Alexander Palace was struck with chaos when Juste dan Renon caused the fireworks to crash through the ballroom's glass ceiling. Lisbeth and Lilly went to the Alexander Palace in order to see what was happening. Both Lisbeth and Lilly were able to steal jewelry before leaving.

#### Renon's Audience with King Nikolai II

While King Nikolai II was having an audience with Juste dan Renon in the palace courtyard, Lisbeth and Lilly watched as they were previously out shopping. Unknowingly, Lilly was standing next to Grand Duchess Charlotte, who ran away the day before.

#### Espana's attack on Belinsky

When Lisbeth signaled the explosion of a warehouse, Lisbeth was in the Alexander Palace garden's when she heard the blast. Being scared, she went into an alley to hide. Lily was found by Grand Duchess Maria, who told her that she was Molly, who ran away to look for Charlotte. Maria took Lilly back to the tavern which she lived where she was reunited with Lisbeth.

Later, Lilly got into a fight with Lisbeth only to be found by Maria again, and said she was able to figure out she was really one of the Grand Duchesses. Lilly also found a dog that she named Sam, and told Lisbeth's life story to Maria.

#### Renon's Attack on the Alexander Palace Courtyard

Lilly followed Maria into the palace gardens right before Renon started firing at King Nikolai II, Grand Duchess Charlotte, and Prince Felix of Eurova. Lilly watched as guards were killed right in front of her and was sheltered by Maria. Nikolai II told his guards to let Maria and Lilly into the palace.

#### In the Alexander Palace

Lilly was allowed to stay inside the Alexander Palace, and was later visited by Nikolai II and she was cleaned up by a maid. Unknown to her, Lisbeth was in prison below the palace for. Lilly told Nikolai II who her mother was, which caused Nikolai to try to free Lisbeth. Lilly also met Nikolai's fiance, Isabella Affini of Manturia, in the palace library.

When Malenkov being chased by guards on palace guards, Lilly told Nikolai II that he was Lisbeth's best friend, which caused Nikolai to go out and distract the guards. Malenkov was shot in the back and helped comfort Malenkov. During this time, Lilly became close to the Royal Family.

##### Lilly meets Juste dan Renon

While wondering the palace, Lilly found Juste dan Renon in the palace rookery. She and Renon talked and he told her his life story. Renon took Lilly to the palace kitchens in order to have breakfast.

##### Maria is Held Hostage

Maria found Lilly and Juste in the kitchens, and Renon invited her to join him for breakfast. Maria was cold to Renon which Lilly did not like. When Maria pointed a knife at Renon's neck, Lilly begged her to stop. Renon lunged at Maria, holding an empty grenade to her chest as he walked with her out of the palace. Lilly followed while holding a knife as they moved into the courtyard.

When Renon let Maria go, and didn't explode, Lilly fell on the knife she was holding and went through her stomach. Lilly is taken to the infirmary wing and Grand Duchess Charlotte is introduced to her. Lilly was fixed up and healed.

##### Seige of Belinsky

Lilly was watched by her personal bodyguard, Peter Gabriel, who was 13 years old, and they both developed a friendship. Shortly, Lilly was reunited with Lisbeth, who was disguised as a palace maid. Lisbeth gave Lilly her journal before Lilly went to find Maria. Lilly hid in the Queen's Parlor along with the most of the Petrovna family.

###### In the Queen's Parlor

Lilly was in the Queen's Parlor when Renon forced Dowager Queen Alexandra to make him a colonel at gunpoint, granting him a pardon along with his Wraiths, and giving them a bounty of every Espanian killed. Lilly asked Renon not to kill a woman in a red dress, as it would be her mother. She spent the time in the parlor reading Lisbeth's journal. When Alexandra said that she would have Nikolai assassinated if she didn't love him enough, Lilly said he was trying his best and stormed out of the parlor.

##### Defeat of Espana

During the battle, Lilly was mainly out of harms way and did not see the death of Nikolai II

#### Life After the Succession of Charlotte I

Lilly spent the three days between Nikolai's II death and resurrection at the Alexander Palace.

#### Life After the Succession of Nikolai II (The Second Time)

After Nikolai II was woken up, he went see Lilly in her room in the palace. Lilly had tea with Nikolai and Isabella, she was also given Isabella's crown as a gift. Renon also went to see Lilly after he woke and asked him why he killed Nikolai.

##### Flight to St.Romovna

Lilly went with her mother, Renon, Nikolai, Isabella, Peter, and King Cedric of Livadia to St.Romovna due to Magnus Vitori's wanting to kill the Petrovna's.

###### Massacre at the Monastery

Lilly stayed with the Petrovna entourage in a monestery located in a village between St.Romovna and Belinsky. When Vitori's men came to the village, Nikolai was able to took Lilly with him when they left.

###### The d'Alabanza House

Lilly went with the Petrovna's and their entourage to the d'Alabanza House, the house formerly owned by the Ambassador of Coustellet and his family, but was then abandoned.