Part Four: Blood in the Water

## 12 April 1907. Belingsky Karoleva

Intro:

*Early morning breaks over the city, a peaceful event in comparison to the news that it brings with it. Just before dawn, a man made his way into the village of Alyce, bringing with him horrible news about an attack, just miles down the coast. News was quickly sent to Belingsky, where the King should be informed of it any time now.*

*I used to put a lot of effort into these opening things and now I'm just like screw it cause I'm tired and we should just RP already.*

### I don't know yet

**Nikolai** wakes up and gets out of bed and goes to find **Lilly** and reads the newspaper

**Malenkov** wakes up next to **Lisbeth**

**Justin** gets washed and dressed and goes to the kitchens

**Dormin** goes for a walk and goes through the market square and to the tavern

**Malenkov** tells **Dormin** good morning and how things are going on. Then tells him a out **Lisbeth** being captured and was freed by **Nikolai's** command but everyone thinks she's dead.

**Lisbeth** yells at **Malenkov** and wants to talk to **Dormin** about the revolution and said **Lilly** is in the **Alexander Palace**

**Lilly** wanders the halls and goes into a dark room

**Dormin** watches **Lisbeth** and **Malenkov** argue and says they are on the edge of war any day now and the **Espanan Navy** is attacked a port city with the aid of rebel forces. The rebel forces will be taking down telegraph lines, blowing up rail lines, and assaulting supply convoys. They will need to get their thieves working to secure the food stores in the city and destroy and kind of communication. Then says **Lilly** is in the safest place imaginable and asks for questions.

**Lisbeth** thanks **Dormin** and says she's healed so quickly. Then changes to a blue dress

**Lilly** goes up the stairs

**Juste** is in the rookery and assembles a hand grenade then hears the stairs creak.

**Lilly** calls out into the darkness and goes up the stairs

(Lilly would die in a horror movie)

**Juste** greets **Lilly** and watches her. He gets a cookie from his pocket and onto the table and asks her why she is there

(Tip: don't take cookies from strangers who are hiding in dark rookeries)

**Lilly** steps into the shadows and apologizes

**Juste** says she can not disturb what has already been disturbed and asks what brings here to the darker parts of the palace.

**Lilly** says she was exploring and asks what he is doing alone and tells him her name

**Charlotte** does nothing of note

**Juste** says the cookie is safe and says his name is **Juste**

**Lilly** thanks him and asks if he likes the dark

**Juste** says that the dark is more comfortable and asks if she would like to sit down

**Lilly** says things are different here

**Juste** asks if she knows what a palace rookery is

**Lilly** asked if it was the place where they kept the birds

**Juste** said this is where they kept the messenger birds that we used before the invention of telegraphs and phones.

**Lilly** said she is sorry for barging in and knows he has a heart

(Like he hasn't killed countless of people and has committed war crimes)

**Juste** says he is not supposed to be here and says she's clever

**Lilly** says he's clever too

**Juste** says that once she recalls his name she will not like him

**Lilly** says he doesn't know that for sure and they are all misunderstood

(All right I don't think killing countless people equals misunderstood but go off I guess)

**Juste** says he's not going to kill her and says he is **Juste dan Renon,** or the **Devil of St.Romonva** and offers her a question to ask

**Lilly** said she didn't know and asks for his story

**Juste** says asks if she means recent chapters

**Lilly** says yes

**Juste** says he is a noble by birth but joined the army and his father disowned him for it. Then joined a mercenary company. Then offers **Lilly** to go on a walk and get breakfast

(Nobles historically were in the military and were expected to fight. Did his father disowned him for joining the military in general or because of the war crimes?)

**Lilly** agrees

**Justin** goes to the war room and looks at the maps on the table

**Juste** leads **Lilly** to the kitchen. Then said he had finished his days of war and went to live in **St.Romovna**. Said his sister, **Mira,** came to visit on November 14.

**Lilly** said he doesn't have to talk about if he doesn't want

**Juste** says it's okay and asks if she remembers what happened on November 14 1907

**Lilly** says she does

**Juste** said he and his sister were having tea in the cafe near the Palace plaza when a riot started. A rebel threw a grenade into the cafe and she died.

**LIlly** says she's sorry and says she was born into poverty and met **Lisbeth** and her father become a royal guard and he was killed in at the **400th Anniversary Ball** and was adopted by **Lisebth** and she watched **Tommy** died.

(How did her father become a guard? They don't just pick people of the streets you have to be qualified for it)

**Maria** gets dressed and goes to find **Lilly**

**Juste** takes her to the kitchen

**Lilly** said she wouldn't have disowned him

**Maria** calls for **Lilly** and goes to the dining room

**Juste** tells a servant to bring two plates of eggs, potatoes, sausages, and fresh bread.

**Lilly** thanks him

**Juste** said you have to have enough presentation and bravado to play a part and said his badges make people believe he is a dressed down officer. Two maids bring them a plate of bread, butter, and milk

**Lilly** said he is too smart for his own good and eats and says it's delicious

**Juste** eats

**Lilly** thanks him

**Juste** says she is the only one as he has a reputation from his actions in the world and prison

**Lilly** says prisons can make anyone a dark person

**Juste** says it's not so bad for a prisoner of war but it's worse for a war criminal and as the "devil" you get special treatment

**Lilly** says that's awful

### Maria is held hostage

**Maria** goes to the kitchens and calls for **Lilly**

**Lilly** sees **Maria**

**Juste** sees **Maria** and calls her over

**Maria** asks what he was doing here

**Lilly** tries to stop him

**Juste** says he's having breakfast and tells the chef to get another plate

**Maria** says he's full of shit and joins them

**Lilly** says they have been having breakfast and talking and he is nice to talk to

**Juste** asks if she sleeped well and is sure **Dormin** and **Justin** did after their dance

**Lilly** eats and watches

**Maria** says she's heard similar things about Lucifer and said they both bounced back quickly and asks **Juste** how he slept

**Lilly** tells **Maria** she's being rude and says Lucifer was an angel.

(ah yes, so bad that Maria is being rude to the person that is trying to kill her family)

**Juste** said he's been having troubling dreams and asks if she has anymore questions for the devil.

**Maria** sarcastically apologizes and says she's not as he has threatened her family and herself and has two specific questions.

**Lilly** does nothing of note

**Juste** allows her to ask

**Maria** asked why he mentioned **Dormin's** title as if it was a joke

**Lilly** watches

**Juste** says he has other titles as well and says threats to her family are a part of the game. Then asks for her next question.

**Maria** said it wasn't a question but to stay away from **Charlotte**

**Juste** apologizes for shooting **Charlotte** and says she will likely kill herself before he gets a chance to and asks if it helps if he was aiming for **Nikolai**  and tells her to ask the ambassador about his real title

**Lilly** watches

**Maria** grabs a knife the counter and points it toward his neck and says it was a mistake for her sympathy to influence her.

**Lilly** tries to get **Maria** to stop and she doesn't understand

(I think she understands just enough)

**Juste** asks if she can actually do it this time

**Lilly** tries to stop **Maria**

**Maria** stabs the knife into the wood counter and says she's not going to stoop to her level

**Juste** lunges at **Maria** and holds a grenade in her hands at her chest and says they should take a walk.

**Lilly** follows

**Maria** walks with **Juste**

**Juste** asks if he should finish his story

**Lilly** says yes

**Juste** said he was sent to prison in isolation and was forced into fighting pits

**Lilly** says that's awful

**Maria** starts to scream and follows

**Lilly** asks if they would all die if the grenade blows up

**Juste** shoots at guards and said he got bored in prison and is playing a game with the royal family. Then displays the grenade at the guards they go outside

**Maria** tells **Lilly** to run and go find **Nikolai** and asks what he is planing on doing

**Juste** orders the guards to open the gates and says they are going on a stroll

**Justin** draws his sword and goes to **Juste** and **Maria** and tells his guards to stay back

**Lilly** watches and follows holding a knife

**Maria** says she was telling **Charlotte** that she hasn't taken enough strolls with lunatics recently and asks where they were going

**Juste** said out into the city and he needs a clear passage out

**Maria** said they were just getting to know each other

**Juste** asks if he can imagine the gossip

**Maria** said it would be horrid and says they have to stop meeting like this

**Lilly** watches and clutches the knife

**Nikolai** goes to the courtyard and tells him to put her down and take him instead

**Charlotte** watches

**Juste** says not a chance

**Nikolai** begs

**Lilly** says if they kills us all his kingdom falls

(How is that?)

**Juste** gets to the gates lets go and primes the grenade and pushes her into the courtyard. He sees his **Wraiths**  and is led to a safe place

**Nikolai** goes to get his sister and sees **Lilly** on the ground with a knife stuck in her stomach and tries to help her

**Maria** hits the cobblestone

**Charlotte** runs into the courtyard and calls for **Maria**

**Maria** yells for someone to get a doctor

**Nikolai** asks **Charlotte** what she is doing out here and calls for a medic and goes to the medical wing

(Why do you think she's there)

**Maria** follows **Nikolai** and tells **Charlotte** that this is **Lilly** and was in the courtyard

**Charlotte** hugs **maria**

**Maria** hugs her back and says she's scared

**Nikolai** tells **Charlotte** she needs to be careful with her leg and hugs them both and he's sick of it all

**Maria** says she's sick of it too.

**Nikolai** said it would have been funny if he died by her hand

**Maria** says his cause of death doesn't matter as long as he goes to hell and tells them to get breakfast

**Nikolai** asks **Charlotte** if she will be all right walking

**Maria** offers to help **Charlotte**

### Before the Seige

**Nikolai** tells them both to go ahead

**Charlotte** says that she is fine

**Nikolai** is informed on the 300 people dead on the **Karolevian** coast and ordered for **Justin**

**Justin** goes to **Nikolai**

**Nikolai** retells the situation

**Justin** said it was a continuation of the field report and says he fought **Juste** alongside **Dormin**

**Nikolai** tells him to stop what is necessary

**Maria** asks **Charlotte** what they think that's about and waves and listens at the door

**Charlotte** asks if she hears anything

**Maria** listens to **Nikolai** and **Justin's** conversation

**Charlotte** asks what she heard

**Justin** said most legions are in the capital and border patrol and they need to call them in

**Nikolai** says it should be done

**Maria** says there has been an attack on the coast and 300 civilians were killed.

**Charlotte** asks who would do such a thing

**Maria** listens more

**Justin** says it will be one and if he has an recommendation

**Nikolai** asks if he thinks it was the rebels doing

**Justin** says they should bring in **General Mendoza**

**Nikolai** says to recruit whoever is needed and he will seal, sign, and deliver

**Charlotte** listen

**Olaf** comes to **Charlotte** and barks

**Nikolai** opens the door and asks if he can help them

**Maria** falls into the room and says this isn't the tea parlor and says they should get doing

**Nikolai** tells **Maria** she's an awful lairs and asked if they keep their mouths shut

**Charlotte** says she's tired of **Nikolai** never telling them things

**Nikolai** says know they know and to go involve themselves in someone else's business.

**Lilly** does nothing of note

**Charlotte** says she thinks **Nikolai** is upset

**Maria** heads toward the library

**Nikolai** goes to **Lilly** and comforts her

**Juste** is in his broken throne with his **Wraiths** and tells them to do his bidding.

**Lilly** said she was scared

**Nikolai** tells a servant to get a cot ready in his room

**Charlotte** does nothing of note

**Justin** goes to the war room and draws up the papers needed

**Nikolai** lays **Lilly** down on a coy

**Dormin** walks into the palace and goes into the war room and sees **Justin** and **Justin** hands a satchel to a man while giving him a satchel

**Malenkov** gives his orders

**Lisbeth** walks the streets

**Dormin** waits to kill the soldier that has the documents

**Isabella** goes out of her chambers and goes to find **Lilly** even though she's sick

**Nikolai** goes to **Isabella**

**Charlotte** goes to the ballroom to find that the piano doesn't play

**Isabella** says she heard **Lilly** got hurt

**Nikolai** says she's fine now and needs to heal, like her and picks **Isabella** up and carries her to his room

**Lilly** greets **Isabella**

**Nikolai** goes to read

**Lilly** says she's hanging in there and asks the same

**Isabella** asks who stabbed her

**Lilly** said she fell on a knife

**Nikolai** does nothing of note

**Isabella** asks if there was anything she needed

**Maria** goes to the library

**Lilly** says she's okay

**Nikolai** lays down beside them

**Isabella** snuggles with **Nikolai**

**Nikolai** does nothing of note

**Lilly** does nothing of note

**Isabella** does nothing of note

**Nikolai** tells **Lilly** she's staying in there

**Lilly** says she loves them both

**Isabella** says she love her

**Dormin** kills the messenger and dumps him in a garbage chute

**Nikolai** says he love her too

**Lilly** goes to sleep

**Isabella** tells **Nikolai** she missed him

**Nikolai** says the same

**Isabella** does nothing of note

(This is so scandalous my lord)

**Isabella** does nothing of note

**Nikolai** hugs her

**Isabella** does nothing of note

### Maria finds out the truth about Dormin

**Maria** goes into the library and sees **Dormin** and greets him

**Nikolai** says he loves her

**Isabella** says the same

**Cedric** goes to **Isabella's** room to find it empty

**Nikolai** tells **Isabella** to go to sleep

**Isabella** sleeps and dreams of the death of her parents, **Cedric's** families Winter Palace burning, and **Nikolai** almost being killed by his own guards and **Lilly** being stabbed

**Charlotte** goes back to her room

**Nikolai** does nothing of note

**Dormin** greets **Maria** and asks how he can be of service

**Isabella** wakes up

**Maria** tells him to call her **Maria** and asks if he's here to do some reading

**Nikolai** tells **Isabella** she's okay

**Isabella** says he can't guarantee that

**Dormin** apologies and says propriety always comes first and says he is looking at newspapers at the reunion that took place a few years ago and is looking for info about **Juste**

**Nikolai** said he could guarantee he would give his last breath to save her life

(This is all too fucking happy wtf)

**Isabella** said she does not approve

**Nikolai** says he does

**Isabella** says she will give her life to save his

**Nikolai** says they both know he will die first

**Isabella** tells him to stop

**Nikolai** says they should talk about something else

**Isabella** asks when they will marry

**Nikolai** says he's not sure

**Isabella** smilies

**Nikolai** says he can't wait

**Charlotte** changes and leaves her room

(THis girl needs to get back in her wheelchair tf is she doing)

**Isabella** says she would like that

**Maria** says **Juste** has a flair for the extreme and tells him where the newspaper archives are

**Nikolai** tells her to focus on feeling better

**Isabella** tries to sleep again

**Dormin** asks what would make a man snap like that and goes to pull a newspaper from the start of the revolt and asks what would make a man revolt against a country he has served for so long,

**Cedric** goes toward his rooms

**Nikolai** tells **Isabella** to remember he's here

**Charlotte** sees **Cedric** and nopes out of there

**Lisbeth** goes to a store and asks for a favor

**Justin** is informed of a battle with rebel forces

**Maria** said she isn't the right person to ask and said people don't tell her things here

**Dormin** said that means she listens the most and said she spoke to him on several occasions

**Maria** says that he was in prison for years and it made him snap and he had a sister who died

**Lisbeth** gets her hair died to a light chestnut color and is given a set of servant clothes from the palace

**Justin** goes to see many guards killed in the barracks yard

**Dormin** says that that was a riot before and figures out that it must be revenge

**Lisbeth** goes to the palace disguised as a maid and makes a bed and find **Lilly's** dress

**Maria** asks why he would want revenge

**Dormin** scans the newspapers more

**Maria** starts to back away

**Dormin** asks if he knew who **Mira** was and who **Juste** was really

**Maria** shakes her head and says he was a veteran of the **Karolevian** army but she does not know much else

**Dormin** said she was killed on **November 14th** and asked if that date means anything

**Lisbeth** goes to the library

**Maria** asks if that date did not mean anything to him and said many poor souls were killed on that day

**Lilly** wakes up and is taken to the kitchen and is watched over by a 13 year old guard

**Dormin** said he knows it was the start of the **Christmas Revolt**  and someone added a page

**Juste** sits on his broken throne with his **Wraiths** and interrogates a man and knocks him unconscious (**Alexander)**

**Lisbeth** gets a book of fairytales and walks away from the library

**Juste** finds out the man is **Alexander** and picks up his pick lock set, gold coins, sniper rifle, and ammo. A **Wraith** informs him of the mission and more stack crates before the throne and tells them to ready the men

**Lilly** eats bacon with the guard named **Peter**

**Rosaline** sees **Lisbeth** and asks if she is new here

**Lisbeth** said she was just hired and her name is **Vivian**

**Rosaline** tells her name and asks what she is reading

(Mind your own business Rosaline)

**Justin** goes to his quarters

**Lisbeth** said a book of fairytales and said she found it cleaning.

**Peter** watches **Justin**

**Rosaline** tells her to ask her if she need help

**Lisbeth** thanks her

**Maria** asks **Dormin** why he was so interested in the matter

**Rosaline** tells her nice to meet her

**Lisbeth** goes to the kitchen

**Lilly** sees **Lisbeth** but doesn't think it was her

**Dormin** says because no one else is and has broken into the most secure building in the country more than once.

**Maria** asks what his job is in **Espana**

**Dormin** says he is a **Viscount** and a member of the **Emperor** of **Espana's** parliament. Then says he is **Dormin Lothar, Viscount** and **Chief Inquisitor** of **Espana** and he asks questions and if they are not answered he gets them anyways and says many have a title and their own secrets here.

(Viscount isn't a very high title but i'll let it slide (In France's Court of Peers there were only Duke and Counts) Also what Viscounty does he own? As you can't be a Viscount of Espana and he doesn't have a particle in between his names)

**Lisbeth** goes to get something to eat

**Lilly** goes to hug **Lisbeth** and says she missed her

**Maria** says that this is a royal court and is built on secrets and lies and people don't tend to give up their answers easily.

**Dormin** asks if she knew what an inquisitor is by trade

**Maria** said she is not

**Dormin** says he tortures people and repeats **Juste's** iconic lines

**Maria** says she can see why he's interested in **Juste** then and says it's an odd promotion he's had and asks how he's qualified.

**Dormin** says he was not promoted as more chosen by the other Viscounts to act as **Espana's** representative

(Why did the representative have to be a Viscount? Why not a Duke? Also, why did only the Viscounts have to choose who represents the whole country?)

**Maria** says the **Espanan Emperor's** choice was flawed and asks how long he's been at the **Karolevian** court

**Dormin** said for three months and says he would think it would be wiser to send someone with zeal than a fop and asks **Maria** why she's interested

**Maria** says because no one else is and something doesn't add up with him and says she has her own way of getting answers as well.

(Get him Maria!)

(I just love her so much)

**Dormin** tells her to be careful

**Maria** goes to find **Nikolai**

**Lilly** is on the balcony with **Lisbeth**

**Dormin** wishes her luck

### The start of the Seige

**Justin** reads a report that **Aliginsky** has been under siege by an unknown force and ships are sailing in waters nearby. He figures out the phone line is dead and is told communication and rail lines have been destroyed. Then orders his men to defend the walls. Then tries to find

**Nikolai** goes to the throne room

**Maria** goes to **Nikolai** and said she wanted **Dormin** to be removed from court

**Nikolai** asks why

**Maria** said he's suspicious and a torturer and asks what country sends an inquisitor to act as a representative. He has been asking questions about **Juste** and the **Christmas Revolt**

**Nikolai** said they could send a peasant to be a representative if they wanted to and everyone asks about **Juste**. Then asks why **Dormin** concerns her and **Dormin** has been kind to both **Charlotte** and **Isabella**

**Maria** said **Juste** was kind too and says all because he isn't threatening out loud doesn't mean he's not a threat. The entire empire of **Espana** could be conspiring against them and asks if he considered the attack on the coast was from foreign powers.

**Nikolai** said there is no way **Dormin** would threaten our kingdom but will have some guards keep an eye on him

(You will soon eat your words Nicky)

**Justin** goes to the throne room and says they are in danger of an attack

**Nikolai** asks by who

**Charlotte** goes to the throne room and asks what's going on

**Justin** says he ordered soldiers to the wall but phone and telegraph lines are dead along with rail lines. **Alingsky** has gone dark with ships sighted and a report of the cities fall and the ships could be moving to **Belinsky**

**Nikolai** says they are being attacked and tells **Tombs** to prepare the men

**Maria** says don't bother as they should just have some guards keep an eye on it and tells **Charlotte** they have a siege to prepare for

**Charlotte** follows **Maria** and asks what that was about

**Maria** said that their brother is an idiot and fool and told her they need to hide the family jewels and figure out how to get the staff out. She tells two guards to make sure **Dormin** does not leave under any circumstance

(Oof there's the lese majste)

**Charlotte** asks why she doesn't want **Dormin** to leave

**Maria** said that if she is right the city will be knee deep in blood spilt by **Espanan** soliders and **Dormin** had a hand in it

**Lisbeth** notices guards disappearing around them. She tells **Lilly** to be strong then gives her a journal and tells her to find **Maria. Lilly** goes to find **Maria**

**Charlotte** asks if she talked to him

**Dormin** went to his suite to gather his things and pulls out a roll pack, sheath dagger, and a sword belt, and a clockwork timer. He grabs a leather journal and leaves

**Lilly** runs to **Maria**

**Lisbeth** runs

**Justin** tells his guards to sound the call to arms, all officers to their station. He went to the courtyard and leads his men to the walls

**Charlotte** greets **Lilly**

**Lilly** cries

**Peter** follows the other guards

**Maria** told **Charlotte** he did and she dismisses all servants she comes across. She sees **Lilly** and tells her it's okay and tells her she is a part of their family now and **Petrovna's** always survive.

(Maria: We are family now :)

Charlotte: Tf is this)

**Lilly** says she's scared

**Charlotte** says she needs to hurry

**Lilly** does nothing of note

**Charlotte** asked where **Alexandra** moved the jewels from the vault before **Nikolai's** coronation and they have to bury them in the garden

**Charlotte** said in the library and heads that way

**Rosaline** tries to figure out where to go

**Ally** rushes to the wall

**Lisbeth** runs

**Peter** goes to the walls

**Lilly** follows **Maria**

**Viscount** and **Lord General Marcus Velan** arrives at the **Belinsky** harbot with his men

**Maria** follows **Charlotte**

**Charlotte** grabs a hollowed out copy of *Les Miserables* and pulls out jewelery

**Justin** sees the **Espanan** army tells his men to hold the line

**Peter** asks what they were doing

**Lilly** does nothing of note

**Lisbeth** sees the guards protecting the palace.

**Ally** does nothing of note

**Justin** sees the army start digging and realizing they are putting the city under seige

**Maria** says there' a chance they will be able to hide in the cellars with the staff but should go to **Alexandra's** parlor as it's the safest room in the building

**Dormin** kills guards that try to stop him from leaving and the truck he left behind in his suite is blown up.

**Lisbeth** runs for it to the woods and watches

**Charlotte** runs into **Rosaline** who says she doesn't know where to go

**Lilly** hears the explosion and asks what it as

**Maria** says an explosion and says they need to go

**Lilly** follows

**Charlotte** follows **Maria**

**Maria** goes into the parlor is is greeted by **Alexandra** and hugs both **Maria** and **Charlotte** and asks where **Nikolai** is.

**Lilly** does nothing of note

**Peter** waits for command

**Nikolai** watches **Isabella** sleep and guards her

### Juste changes sides

**Juste** goes to the parlor with his men and kills the guards guarding it and goes in

**Lilly** hides behind **Maria**

**Justin** tells **Peter** to come with him and they go to the harbor

**Peter** follows

**Charlotte** sits at the table and watches

**Ally** follows **Justin** and **Peter**

**Juste**  says he has an offer

**Alexandra** tells him to get on with it

**Lilly** watches

**Juste** offers his unique services

(Deja vu)

**Charlotte** watches

**Alexandra** asks what sort of services

**Lilly** watches

**Juste** says services provided by a trained killer and asks **Maria** if she spoke to **Dormin**

**Maria** said she did but it was too late to stop him

**Juste** tells his men to lower their weapons and tells them outside the door is a naval swivel gun to shread the room. He says his services are not free

**Alexandra** asks what he wants in return

**Juste** asks for a full pardon, temporary field commission as Colonel, and a bounty for his men for every **Espanian** officer they kill

**Alexandra** tells him consider it done

**Juste** is brought documents for **Alexandra** to sign

**Alexandra** tells the men to lay out the documents

**Lilly** watches

**Juste** asks **Charlotte** how her leg is

**Charlotte** asks if anyone told him what an ass he is

**Juste** said he has and tells **Maria** he hoped he didn't frigten her

**Lilly** does nothing of note

**Charlotte** sarcastically thanks him

**Juste** sarcastically welcomes her and asks **Alexandra** if everything is in order

**Charlotte** does nothing of note

**Maria** said he recovers quickly.

**Alexandra** forges **Nikolai's** signature

**Juste** said as **Nikolai** is unwed she is still Regent and requires her name as well.

(I've never heard of that rule. King are in their majority when they reach their majority even if they are married or not)

**Alexandra** signs the paper

**Charlotte** watches

**Lilly** throws a book on the floor

**Charlotte** watches **Lilly**

**Juste** says **Nikolai's** signature requires his seal then hands the documents to his men. Then he says he need s a rundown on enemy locations and needs an officer who knows the men

**Lilly** asks **Juste** for a favor

**Juste** asks what it is

**Lilly** says not to kill a woman in a red dress

**Juste** says he will do what he can and asks for her name

**Justin** sees the ships blockade the harbor and goes to the war room

**Lilly** says her name is **Lisbeth**

**Lisbeth** runs to the wood to Wych Elm.

**Juste** says he will try

**Lilly** thanks him

**Juste** tells **Alexandra** to come along and removes his officers coat sleeves and stitches and makes a hood.

(I don't know if too sleeves have enough fabric for a hood)

**Maria** watches and looks at **Charlotte** to ask if they should leave or go

**Charlotte** shakes her head

**Juste** heads to the war room

**Dormin** goes into the city streets and goes to the pub

**Lisbeth** throws an apple at him

(How if she is in the woods and he is in the city?)

**Dormin** asks if there was something he could do for her

**Lisbeth** asks the same

**Charlotte** says she will be back

**Dormin** asks **Lisbeth** if she did her mission.

**Juste** looks at the table map of the city and asks for the situation to the other guards

**Lisbeth** says she did

**Dormin** asks what she is doing there then asks if she was waiting for **Justin** to give her a passionate fling in the forest

**Lisbeth** said she went into the palace to see **Lilly**

**Dormin** says he needs an exit strategy

(Lisbeth, Lilly has a very real chance of dying due to Dormin's and his countries plan. DO NOT TRUST HIM GOD DAMN IT)

**Lisbeth** asks what the plan is now

**Dormin** said they need to round up his practicals, find **Malenkov** to find out if the thieves did their job

**Lisbeth** said **Malenkov** will be at the tavern and says she has a bad feeling

(Yes, a war is starting)

**Dormin** says they should check in on them and they are on the border of the greatest conflict of the decade

**Lisbeth** walks with him and asks him to tell him about his home.

**Dormin** says **Espana** is warmer than **Karoleva** and borders the **Arakis** salt desert, so salt is a major import along with summer wines. Sea salt is harvested from cut in the beaches rock formations. The people are hardworking to expand the empire. His wife is a beautiful woman, an heiress, and they met at a summer ball. Their families arranged their marriage and was soon deployed to serve the Empire.

**Lisbeth** said it sounds amazing and says she's been here her whole life. Said she joined the rebels after leaving home.

**Alexandra** tells the officers to answer him

**Maria** tells **Charlotte** to wait and she doesn't want to be there alone

**Charlotte** says she will only be gone a minute and tells her to watch **Lilly**

**Justin** goes into the war room and sees **Juste**

**Peter** follows **Justin**

**Alexandra** asks **Justin** if he has a report

**Maria** asks to tell her where she is going

**Charlotte** says she is going to her room to get her dog

**Justin** said the **Espanan** army and navy have blockaded the city by land and sea and are seiging the city and the city has been sabotages from within and the communication lines have been cut

**Alexandra** asks how long the city will survive under seige

**Maria** tells **Charlotte** to hurry then asks **Lilly** is she is okay

**Lilly** says she doesn't mind **Juste** but she is terrified of the war

**Charlotte** goes to her room and gathers her stuff

**Justin** said he doesn't know and will need to be assessed. The rebel forces sabotaged rail lines and were paving the way for the **Espanians**

**Alexandra** asks what their course of action will be

**Maria** said it will be okay

**Lilly** reads her journal a letter **Lisbeth** wrote to her father

**Justin** starts to speak but is interrupted by **Juste** who says they need to clay to make bricks and tells three to find assessors to count food storage and two more to find the quartermaster to give a military supply rundown. Then tells another boy to secure the ambassadors apartments. Then four to get a headcount of military, militia, and civilians within the city. Then tells **Alexandra** they need **Nikolai** then tells **Justin** to come with him

**Peter** goes to **Dormin's** apartments

**Dormin** goes into the tavern

**Malenkov** tells **Dormin** his orders were followed

**Dormin** asked where the food is stashed

**Malenkov** says not to go upstair and open the doors. Then says water supply is low

(You can't store enough food for thousands of people in one building)

**Dormin** tells him good job and leaves

**Malenkov** sees **Lisbeth** and asks what she did to her hair

**Lisbeth** said she got it cut and colored

**Juste** searched **Dormin's** suite with **Justin**

**Malenkov** said he liked black better

**Lisbeth** tells him to follow her

**Malenkov** follows her

**Juste** is handed a report about known criminals and rebels in the city and goes to find **Lisbeth** and **Malenkov**

**Malenkov** sits down with **Lisbeth**

**Lisbeth** sits with **Malenkov**

**Charlotte** walks back into the parlor

**Juste** tells some of his men to get on rooftops with rifles and others to cover the streets

**Malenkov** does nothing of nte

**Lisbeth** does nothing of note

**Juste** takes a grenade and three of them walk to the tavern and asks for **Malenkov**

### Malenkov and Lisbeth change sides

**Malenkov** does nothing of note

**Juste** tells a woman to get **Malenkov**

**Lisbeth** goes back to the tavern

**Malenkov** tries to move past **Juste** and **Justin**

**Juste** notices **Malenkov** and talked to him

**Malenkov** introduced himself

**Lisbeth** does nothing of note

**Juste** said they need to chat

**Malenkov** asks about what and asks for his name

**Lisbeth** talks to a guy named Henry who talks about London

(Is there even an England in this RP?)

**Juste** says his name isn't important and asks if he has seen **Dormin**

**Malenkov** asked what a royal would be doing in a place like this.

(Dormin is a noble not a royal)

**Lisbeth** glares at **Malenkov**

**Juste** says he is killing innocents and he has a plan

**Malenkov** is shocked that he is killing innocents then says he has heard of him and asked how he is killing innocents and he heard he is doing good for rebels out here

(Why is he shocked? War= killing innocents. They are taking over the entire country, they weren't just going to kill the Royals. It's legit war)

**Lisbeth** watches

**Juste** asked if he wanted **Lisbeth** to join them

**Malenkov** looks at **Lisbeth** and **Lisbeth** sits next to him

**Lisbeth** says they don't know who he is

**Juste** remembers **Lisbeth** from the **400th Ball.** Then slides a report to them listing the murder of the civilians in **Alignsky**

**Lisbeth** looks over the report and is shocked and asks how he knows

(What \*clap\* did \*clap\* you \*clap\* think \*clap\* Dormin \*clap\* meant \*clap\* when \*clap\* he \*clap\* said \*clap\* he \*clap\* would \*clap\* burn \*clap\* the\*clap\* country \*clap\* to \*clap\* the \*clap\* ground)

**Juste** said she is reading a casualty report from the landing zone of the army that encompasses that city and the **Espanians** are not known for taking prisoners when invasion. He is looking for **Dormin** who is Head Inquisitor of **Espana** as he believes he was responsible. He says those that helped him have the innocents blood on their hands and if his personal history is true than those that help him are expendable.

**Lisbeth** says no that the people who helped him have no idea what's going on other than they are going to get the freedom they deserve and asks what he means when he says that those that helped him are expendable.

(He legit said he wasn't going to leave Karoleva standing, you knew this was going to happen)

**Juste** says he knows the **Espanian's Inquisition's** method and says there may be a way out for those who helped him and says they work for him. Then says they both know **Lisbeth** is far from having her hands clean.

**Lisbeth** said he's right and says she's helped **Dormin** and said he had no idea about this and asks what he expects her to do. She's not going to give up a fellow criminal easily and there's nothing in it for her and asks how she knows he's not lying

(He told you this Lisbeth)

**Juste** says there is no proof except the pieces fit and he does not work for the King. Then says he promoted **Justin** and she would be working for him and he requires secrecy

**Lisbeth** joins and asks for his orders

**Juste** asks how she can work with **Malenkov** and asks what **Dormin** has been up to in the city and asks if she would like to know who he is

(Didn't Lisbeth see Juste when he had his audience with the King and was like "Oh that's Juste)

**Lisbeth** says he's a good friend and says **Dormin's** plans are to take supplies and deplenished the food and waters sources (but left those for the poor and orphanage) and said she does but he doesn't have to tell her. Then says she only killed two people since the chaos.

(If he gave food to those considered poor or couldn't replenish their food sources then that's at least 1/4 of Karoleva which completely defeats the purpose of the seige. Also does that meant they let the middle class starve?)

(Also you killed innocent people in St. Romonva too Lisbeth you can't fool me (no hate))

**Juste** said he was rotting in **Belinsky's** prison in death matches. He was there for high treason and the death of 4,000 souls then he escaped. He will need to become worse than a monster to save this country and she will help him.

**Lisbeth** said she knew who he was and has had a fascination with his work for a while. Then says six men in the room have been helping.

**Juste** says his name is **Juste dan Renon.** He tells her to keep **Dormin's** favor and inform him about his movements

**Lisbeth** says he will be informed and says they stay in the tavern and **Dormin** comes here. She says every night at midnight at midnight at the Wych Elm by the Palace just outside of the palace outside the garden gates.

**Nikolai** is in the throne room and looks at reports

**Lilly** reads the journal

**Juste** tells **Lisbeth** to asks him anythng

**Lisbeth** asks if he's seen **Lilly**

**Charlotte** sits at the writing desk

**Lilly** reads a letter from **Lisbeth** to her dead brother

**Juste** says he has and they had a nice chat and breakfast and she asked him for a favor

**Lisbeth** asks what the favor was

**Juste** said she asked him to keep **Lisbeth** alive and reminds **Lisbeth** that if **Dormin** finds out she sided with him **Dormin** will kill her.

**Lisbeth** thanks him

### Alexandra informs Nikolai on their deal with the Devil

**Alexandra** goes to **Nikolai**

**Nikolai** said he was in the bedroom with **Isabella** making sure she was safe

(BUT NO NO WHY WOULD YOU TELL ALEXANDRA THAT)

**Alexandra** calls him an idiot and slaps him and says they will talk about that later but they have something more urgent

**Nikolai** asks why all this is happening

**Alexandra** says they look weak now and the whole world sees that and they need to figure out how to act

**Nikolai** says it seems **Dormin** has built his own army and deplenished supplies to damper the people and they need high security alerts within the city and their walls.

(It really seems that high security alerts don't do much)

**Alexandra** says he is sure the new Colonel (**Juste)** is one step ahead of him

**Nikolai** is confused and asks what she is talking about

**Juste** goes back to the **Alexander Palace** and goes to the throne room

**Alexandra** said she appointed him an hour ago and she's sure he knows of him

**Nikolai** asked who gave her the right to appoint anyone and who the Colonel is

**Alexandra** said his great-great-great grandmother Queen Irina I gave her the right when she revised the laws concerning power rights of the monarch's spouse and that it is **Juste**

**Nikolai** asked why she would do that and what was wrong with her

**Alexandra** tells **Nikolai** to calm down and said someone had to take action while he was doing god knows what with his fiancee and it was the most sensible cause of action.

(Get him Alexandra!)

**Nikolai** is mad that she allowed a mad man to take over and asks if she should take charge of the country and call the shots, maybe have her psychotic daugther (**Charlotte)** take over or the one who sneaks off half the time. He does a huge rant I'm not going to rant

(Alexandra was like that this moment got the idea)

**Alexandra** yells at **Nikolai** saying she's not a fool and the **Espanans** won't spare them but at least **Juste** there's a chance of escape and says she's the reason this country has been afloat for the past 12 years. Then excuses himself to her other children and leaves

**Nikolai** has a mental breakdown

**Alexandra** goes back to the parlor and said if she didn't love **Nikolai** so much she would have him assassinted

(I feel like that sentence in itself is treason)

**Lilly** says he would say the same thing and he is doing his best.

**Charlotte** asked how he reacted

**Alexandra** asked how she thought be reacted, he was horrified and furious

**Nikolai** gets drunk

**Lilly** finds **Peter**

**Juste** walks around the palace then fights with his sister's ghost

**Justin** recovers letters implicating **Dormin** of high treason

(They couldn't arrest an ambassador or execute him but I guess it might not matter during war)

**Dormin** sits in a rowboat under the dock in the harbor waiting for the signal

**Charlotte** says she will be in the gardens

**Juste** is in the gardens

**Peter** is with **Lilly**

**Charlotte** finds **Juste** and asks why is out there

**Juste** says he deserves a break and asks how he could help her

**Charlotte** apologizes and says she doesn't need any help

**Juste** goes to see **Nikolai**

(God this night is so long)

### Death of Alexander

**Nikolai** greets **Juste** and asks what he wants and says he didn't appoint him to the position and asks why she has to be a bitch about things

**Juste** asks a maid for water and a pot of coffee and says he will help him

**Nikolai** said he didn't need it

**Juste** kicks **Nikolai** in the gut

**Nikolai** is in pain and asks what he wants and says something VERY vulgar about his mother

**Juste** punches him in the gut and says his mother is the only one who can make a conscious decision and she made the only decision he left her and while he has been drunk he has been trying to win his war. Then he flings **Nikolai** onto the throne. Then says something very vulgar about **Isabella** and hits him in the gut. He gets the water, coffee and asks **Nikolai** if he knew why he tried to kill him

**Nikolai** calls him names and says if he lays a hand on **Isabella** then he will make his life hell and says this is his father's war and said he didn't want this.

**Juste** splashes his face with water and kicks him in the groin and forces him to drink coffee and says he was enlisted by his great grandfather and his grandfather continued the warlord spirit. Then says his father inherited the enemies and he was the good mane and he did the best he could. Then says to **Nikolai** he is the one drinking while his people need him and he will make an announcement after signing several papers. He says he's winning this war for the people and etc etc etc and will win the war and then he will finish their business. Then he drags a hooded man insidde

**Charlotte** has a mental breakdown in her room or something

**Justin** goes into the parlor

**Nikolai** says he knows this and is trying and etc etc etc this is so long. That his father didn't raise him to be king. Then says he admires him but refuses to let him treat like the being he's been pretending the entire time and says tomorrow he will recognize him or his family and asks who the man is

**Lisbeth** is at the wych elm and looks at the palace

**Alexander** says his name is **Alexander Moran**

**Nikolai** asked if he was the one hired to take out his family

#### Alexandra and Charlotte commit Treason

**Maria** is with **Alexandra** and says **Charlotte** would be a good ruler. She would be half as stubborn and easier to manipulate. It wouldn't be hard to get **Nikolai** declared mental unstable. **Maria** gets angry and asks if she is serious. **Alexandra** says she is and that she's been thinking about this for more than two years. **Maria** asks why not put herself on the throne. **Alexandra** says the people find her cold and unloving and people would like **Charlotte. Maria** said she would but because she's smart, caring, clever, and she would never agree to this. **Maria** asked why she would think she would agree. **Alexandra** asked if she ever thought what would happen to her since **Nikolai** is king, monarchs rarely keep their family around. Their grandfather executed his younger brother as did many ancestors. It's not long before they both get shipped to another country. **Maria** says she's crazy .

**Lisbeth** sleeps

(god night day has been long asf)

**Juste** says he was a hired gunand he was found out by having **Espanain** currency on him and shows him a leather bound documents in a bag

**Nikolai** says he danced with the wrong devil

**Maria** goes searching for **Charlotte** and then wanders the palace

**Lilly** skips through the halls and reads the journal

**Charlotte** returns to the parlor and asks where **Maria** went

**Alexandra** said she isn't sure and asks if she is okay

**Charlotte** says she's fine and doesn't like the idea of an army outside the walls

**Alexandra** said it's tragic **Nikolai** didn't stop this when he had the chance

**Charlotte** said he is doing his best

**Alexandra** said he knows he is but that **Nikolai** doesn't know how to be king

**Charlotte** asks what she is trying to say

**Alexandra** asks **Charlotte** if she has thought of the possibility of being Queen

**Charlotte** talks about her arranged marriage and asks why

**Alexandra** says she means the Queen. **Nikolai** isn't fit to rule

**Charlotte** is shocked and she couldn't be serious

**Alexandra** said she's been thinking of this for a few years and asks why she would find the suggestion so hard to believe

**Charlotte** says he has barely had a chance and asks how she would even get him off the throne anyway

**Alexandra** said she will take care of that and loyalties change on a dime in court. People have taken to notice **Nikolai's** failed efforts and the crown looks weak and it's best to replace him with a different Petrovnas

**Charlotte** says she doesn't want to be selfish and says she won't betray her brother. Nikolai isn't the best ruler but neither would she

**Alexandra** said that's why **Frederik** was killed and if she wants the same thing to happen to **Nikolai**  and she would do this country good and she will be there to guide her

**Charlotte** reluctantly agrees

**Peter** passes **Nikolai** and **Juste** but keeps walking

**Alexandra** hugs her and says she's proud and this will turn out fine

**Charlotte** says she will find **Maria**

**Alexandra** says not to tell **Maria**

**Charlotte** says she won't and leaves

**Maria** is in the hall across from the throne room

**Charlote** goes to **Maria** and asks if she is okay

**Juste** breaks **Alexanders** neck and tells **Nikolai** in the bag are documents to promote him to general and says once their business is settled with **Espana** they will discuss their private matter. He will try to kill him again, he will be awake, facing him, and he will be armed

**Nikolai** signs the papers and excuses himself and asks **Maria** and **Charlotte** what they are doing and they need to talk after he cleans up

**Charlotte** says to take his time

**Maria** said she isn't and tries to talk to her about **Alexandra** but is interrupted by **Nikolai**

**Nikolai** said he and **Juste** have settled things and he will make a lot of changes soon and says they can sit in the library while he changes

**Charlotte** follows

**Juste** goes to **Nikolai's** office and gets his seal

**Maria** follows

**Charlotte** goes into the library and asks what she wanted to talk to her about

**Dormin** is in the inquistors ship in the harbor and drinks wine

(This night is soooooo lonnnnngggggggggg my goddddddddddddddddddddddddd)

**Nikolai** walks to his bedroom and changes into a black shirt

**Maria** says it's nothing

**Charlotte** asked if **Nikolai** seemed different to her

**Nikolai** tells guards he is worry for unconfidently leading them all and he will be making changes

**Maria** says he does but can't tell how and it scares her

**Nikolai** said they most likely heard that **Alexandra** put **Juste** in charge without his consent and is sorry for the they he has been treating them

**Charlotte** said she forgave him and asked what other changes are coming

**Nikolai** said that the childish ruling with be gone and not be stupidity drunk again. He says he is sorry for doubting her to **Maria**

**Dormin** watches the **Moorsemen** row to the city and the blockades cannons start to bombard the docks side of the city.

**Juste** seals the documents with the Kings seal and hears the cannons and promotes **Justin** to colonel and tells him to send a runner to the walls and tell the commander to hold their position

**Lisbeth** sleeps

**Justin** gets a group of 300 soldiers and march to the cannon fire

**Charlotte** asks if those were cannons

**Maria** says sorry too and says she thinks it is and asks **Nikolai** if he knows whats going on

**Nikolai** said those are cannons and said that if worse comes to worse he has a set up escape for them both, **Isabella,** and **Alexandra.** He will stay behind and **Charlotte** will take the throne and the papers are in his desk. They will take **Lilly** and run

**Juste** sees the carnage and tells **Justin** to get sharpshooters on the high buildings and gathers his soldiers and the **Wraiths** and tells them to fight for their families, brother, etc and fight to the last drop of blood. They charge when the boats hit the beach

**Charlotte** asks how this war started

**Maria** asks if he plans to come with

**Juste** fights the **Moorsemen** army while snipers also take them out along with **Justin. Dormin** watched the battle from the **Inquisition** ship through a lens and tells the captain to signal bombardment and tells him to lead the next charge.

**Nikolai** says he will not be going and apologizes again

**Lisbeth** climbs at the top of a tree and watches the battle

**Maria** tells **Nikolai** he doesn't have to apologize and asks if he really expects them to leave him behind

**Nikolai** says he does and he has personal matters to settle and can not risk their lives for it.

**Charlotte** asks where they would go

**Juste** fought as cannon fire struck the beach. The fight goes into a second charge.

**Dormin** went to uncover a cannon and killed a man that tried to stop him. **Dormin** fired the gun to the center of the field. **Justin** watches **Juste** become airborn by the cannon and he did too. **Juste** recovered and ran to pick up a weapon. **Dormin** watched and returned to his quarters. These posts are too long.

**Juste** rests and motions **Justin** and tells him to send the three tribal prisoners to the wall along with the ehads of any other warchief that can be identified. Then fortify the position outside their cannon range then go to the wych elm in the forest and meet his contact (**Lisbeth)** there and being them to the rookery. **Juste** then goes to the city.

**Nikolai** tells **Charlotte** she will be going north

**Lisbeth** sees **Malenkov** and helps him onto the tree branch

**Malenkov** asks if she has seen the battle

**Justin** helps sort through the dead and treat the wounded then goes to the forest

**Charlotte** asks how the war started

**Lisbeth** sees **Justin**

**Nikolai** said that he didn't realize that **Dormin** had planned it and **Maria** warned him

**Justin** sees **Lisbeth**

**Lisbeth** goes to **Justin** and asks if **Juste** sent him

**Malenkov** watches on the branch

(Juste being a good wingman lol)

**Maria** said he had no time to do anything about it and asks to stop being such defeatists

**Charlotte** says she's glad she's such an optimist

**Justin** said he said as he is his new commander and says short hair looks good on her

(Short hair isn't socially acceptable in 1907 and will make Lisbeth stand out)

**Lisbeth** thanks him and says he looks awful

**Justin** said **Espana** made their first move tonight and **Juste** led the defense and was told to bring the contact in the palace for a meeting

**Juste** goes to the palace and takes a shower

(showers did exist though only in high class households and not widely used yet to my knowledge)

**Lisbeth** tells **Malenkov** they are going to the palace and says she watched the whole thing

**Nikolai** looks around the room

**Maria** says she's going to find **Lilly** and and finds **Juste's** bloody and muddy footsteps and follows them to **Juste**

**Lilly** looks around for **Maria**

**Juste** hears **Maria**

**Maria** finds **Juste** and says he looks awful

**Juste** said he didn't realize and it was the cost of victory

**Maria** said it's better than the cost of defeat and gives him a cloth and tells him they need to clean him up

**Juste** agrees

**Maria** wets the rag and wipes the mud off him and asks how he got in this state

**Juste** said **Espana** sent barbarian conscripts at them in the harbor and were bombarded with cannons.

**Malenkov** walks toward the palace

**Lisbeth** wonders how either one of them is hurt when they see each other and asks how the numbers are

**Maria** thanks him for doing all this

**Justin** said there were 300 casualties and goes toward the palace

**Lisbeth** says that's awful

**Juste** says he's sorry he couldn't save her and has blamed himself all this time and she is the only one that cared about him after father banished him and tells her to rest in peace and **Mira** fades away

**Maria** says it's **Maria** and tells him he needs rest and she will find **Dr.Botkin**

**Juste** asks if she heard of the five stages of grief

**Maria** says yes and asls why

(This is a weird scene)

**Juste** said his sister was killed in the riots on **November 15th** before the **Christmas Revolt** and used his talents to take his revenge and his father disowned him after a falling out. Then says the rebellion against her family won't fade without drastic measures. He says he intends to keep **Nikolai's** promise. **Espana** will take the city and he will make them pay in the process.

(Wait, I though she was killed the day before Red Day? Which was in December)

**Justin** says it was a close call and they are going to the rookery

**Maria** says she's worry and she's sure **Mira** was wonderful and asks if they have the nesessary resources

**Lisbeth** folows

**Juste** said **Justin** and him had found several documents in **Dormin's** room and show that he used proxies during the whole rebellion and was a shadow war. He puts on his clothes and says he needs new clothing and tells **Maria** to get **Charlotte** and go to the war room

**Maria** says she will go get her and asks if he can make it on his own

**Justin** goes to the rookery and says they should wait

**Lisbeth** is suprised by the **Rookery**

**Justin** does nothing of note

**Juste** said he has survived worse and goes to the rookery and goes to change

**Lisbeth** gets some bread

**Juste** said **Espana's** assult group fired on their own allies and gives **Lisbeth** a journal to fill with the names and details and everyone she knows who has fought against the **Petrovna** family. He says **Erik Verraten** was a puppet for **Espana.** He needs names of nobles that supported the rebellion, suppliers, dealers, etc

**Lisbeth** starts filling the journal

**Juste** asks how many men she recruited for **Dormin**

**Charlotte** waits

**Maria** tells **Charlotte** then need to get to the war room

**Charlotte** follows

**Malenkov** says 47

**Lisbeth** asks about the other 52 he hired as well

**Juste** said that **Malenkov** signed their death warrants as well as **Espana's** waste conscripts before their own soldiers and he will watch as the rebels he recruited will die. Said **Dormin** manipulated him. He tells **Justin** to get the engineering squads and to repair the wells and will give full pardons to **Lisbeth** and **Malenkov.** Then leaves for the war room.

**Lisbeth** yells at **Malenkov** and goes to the bedrooms

**Malenkov** goes back to the tavern

**Nikolai** greets **Lilly**  and goes to the library

**Maria** goes to the war room

**Justin** does nothing of note

**Charlotte** asks why she's there

**Lisbeth** sees **Lilly** and goes to the library

**Peter** goes to **Lisbeth** and wonders why she's following **Lilly**

**Maria** said **Juste** told them to meet him there

**Juste** goes into the war room and asks if there was any new business

**Alexandra** says no and they are waiting on an update from him

**Nikolai** goes to the war room

**Charlotte** opens the door for **Nikolai**

**Juste** said **Espana** made their first combative assault and they can not hold the city for any length of time. They will take the city unless they get aid and asks if they can get aid from **Eurova.**

**Dormin** stands on the beach in the harbor of **Belinsky.** Then gets his rifle from a bag and other weapons and the boats are dismantled. He divides his men into squads into the city.

**Nikolai** says **Eurova** will be willing to help. Their city is finally finishing the rebuilding they had to go through.

(What happened to their city?)

**Alexandra** said they helped them before and **Irina** would not abandon family. Then asks how they get the message to them if they have been cut off

**Nikolai** says he has a system of people that will get past **Dormin**

(This post talks about the orphanage, which is in St.Romonva and can not help them.)

**Juste** said they are cut off unless **Nikolai's** plan works and says they have to prepare for war

**Nikolai** says none from him and asks if anyone needs to input

**Alexandra** says she's going to retire and leaves

**Juste** says that he has a team working on the supply shortages. He will need several combat battalions and leaves a note on **Maria's** lap to meet him in the library. He goes to **Alexandra** and asks if she is regretting her decision.

**Charlotte** asked about the note

**Alexandra** says no and asks what he wished to talk about

**Maria** says nothing and asks if she would like to go to the kitchen

**Charlotte** says she will go

**Juste** said she is a magnificent woman and says he noticed tension between the King and her and then tells her he was promoted to general.

**Alexandra** says nothing is wrong between his son and herself

**Maria** takes **Charlotte's** arm and goes to the kitchens and tells her she needs to speak to her about **Alexandra**

**Charlotte** asks what she means

**Maria** asks if **Alexandra** said anything unusual recently

**Charlotte** says no

**Juste** says to tell him if she needs any assistance to ask

**Maria** said it's not important and says she forgot something in the library and tells her to go to the kitchens without her

**Alexandra** wishes him luck

**Juste** goes to the library

**Charlotte** goes to the kitchen

**Maria** goes to **Juste**

**Juste** asks what's her take on the current events and talks about the tension between **Nikolai** and **Alexandra**

**Maria** says there's always tension

**Juste** said they have little time to recieve reinforcements and asks what she will do

**Maria** said she doesn't know and will flee if he has too.

**Juste** tells her not to forget to say goodbye and kisses her on the forehead and excuses himself

(This is a weird scene)

**Maria** tells **Juste** not to forget either and to scare those bastard to hell

**Juste** goes and gets **Justin** to the planning table. He goes to where a small wheeled platform with one of the barbarian warriors tied to a pole

**Justin** is told to watch and wait from the top.

**Nikolai** goes to **Lilly's** room and sees **Lisbeth** and tells to show her where she can change

**Charlotte** is in the kitchen

**Juste** asks the barbarian if he understands and tells him to pray to his god. He says he will offer his return to them but his people's code of honor might forbid that as well as the contract with the **Espanian Emperor.** He goes to the gate,

**Maria** goes into the kitchen and asks **Charlotte** if chocolate is a dinner

**Charlotte** says yes

**Maria** asks if she can help with the soup

**Charlotte** asks what kind they should make

**Juste** is at the parley table and an overweight heavily decorate general sits at the table with a cup of wine with a woman and a **Mooresmen** war chief. **Juste** says he's here to discuss their surrender

**Maria** says it has to be simple

### The Espanians get the fear of God put in them

**Justin** hears the cart following up the road and the soft sound of the twang of hemp rope snapping under hundreds of rope under the walls

**Charlotte** asks if they should make potato soup

**Juste** listens to the general rant as he mixes herbs with others and puts it in a pipe as the general rants. He puffs on the pipe and stenches his hand toward the general and asks the barbarian general if his son is **Wulfghar** is his son.

**Justin** looks over the walls to see what has been dropped and asks what is going on

**Juste** tells the chieftain to lead his people from the field and he will give him is son back. Don't and he will kill him. He says he led an army into his country and killed his people but will give him till noon tomorrow to remove the army from the lands. If he does not, then he will show him no mercy. He steps back and tells the chieftain he will expect his answer by dawn

### Maria and Charlotte cook

**Maria** agrees and gathers ingredients and asks **Charlotte** if they will live through this.

**Charlotte** says she has no idea

**Juste** starts to walk away and the general tells him he can't speak to an emissary that way. Then says he is the devil and throws a lighter onto an oil soaked body of a barbarian warrior. Which was the signal to turn the city walls light on and showing the dangling heads of hundreds of barbarian heads. He says they will face hell here and reminds them about noon then shoots the burning barbarian and goes back to the city gates of **Belinskys.**

**Maria** says that doesn't think it will be okay.

**Juste** told **Justin** the report and to report any suspicious activity and goes to the palace rookery and is in pain and cries on the bed

**Nikolai** goes to his bedroom and throws all his fiction and fantasy books in the back of the cedar wardrobe and all colored shirts he had that wasn't black or crimson (Having black or crimson shirts isn't typical of Edwardian men's fashion. White shirts would be)

**Charlotte** says they should try not to think about it

**Juste** walks from the rookery

A group of men make weapons in a secure building in **Belinsky** as **Dormin** stares out to the palace.

**Maria** agrees and goes to peel potatoes and she asks if it's possible for people to change

**Charlotte** says sometimes but their old self would still show through

**Maria** says then she doesn't think **Nikolai** is really different

**Justin** notices the **Espanian** delegation storm off

**Juste** is in the library and stares at a map of the city

**Lisbeth** walks around

**Nikolai** walks to the kitchen and greets **Maria** and **Charlotte** and asks if she knows that's the cook's job

**Maria** said if he knew sloth is a sin and says cooking is distracting. Also, it wouldn't be right to keep the servants here

**Charlotte** says he can help too if he wants

**Nikolai** tells them to throw him a potato and he'll grab a knife and says only one servant is here helping as a nurse aid

(I feel like more than one servant would choose to stay)

**Maria** says to give her the option to leave and throws him a potato

**Nikolai** said he did and her husband is one of the men fighting

**Charlotte** does nothing of note

**Maria** says that's noble of her and asks if **Eurova** will help them

**Nikolai** says they will know soon

**Justin** goes to the palace and wanders the hall and sees **Lisbeth**

**Lisbeth** says he looks like hell

**Maria** says they will and then says she's not hungry

**Nikolai** tells **Maria** she needs to eat

**Peter** gets past enemy lines and is in **Eurova** and sent a letter

(I feel like it would take at least a day for Peter to get to Eurova)

**Charlotte** said she needs to eat something and fills a pot with water

**Nikolai** says they need to eat because he has no idea what is going to happen and tells **Charlotte** to pull herself together and **Maria** that she's come a long way

**Charlotte** says he needs to eat too

**Nikolai** says he will and sits down

**Justin** says she looks pretty good and surprised to see her there

**Lisbeth** says **Lilly** is sleeping and **Malenkov** is mad at her and isn't sure what to do

### Lisbeth and Justin start their romantic relationship

**Justin** says says he is going to do something he should have done in the tavern in **St.Romonva** and kisses her

**Lisbeth** kisses him back

**Juste** sees **Justin** and **Lisbeth** kissing and then leaves

**Justin** apologizes

**Lisbeth**  says it's fine

**Peter** gets to the **Alexander Palace** and gives **Nikolai** the letter from **Eurova**

(So he got from Karoleva to Eurova and back in less than a few hours on foot? He wouldn't be able to make that even if he took a train or car)

**Nikolai** reads the letter reading that aid will be sent in the morning

**Juste** walks into an alleyway and meets one of his **Wraiths** and asks if he has the items requested. He hands him the stolen documents to the man and take the box with the items. Which has a small curved knife in a buckle sheath, a small plant, and three full vials. Then tells the **Wraith** to start recruiting and deliver the packet to the broken throne and start preparations. Then returns to the road to the palace

**Charlotte** asks if she is getting help from **Eurovna?**

**Nikolai** said yes and tells them to rest as much as possibleand relieves **Peter** of his duties

**Peter** goes to see **Lilly**

**Charlotte** asks if **Peter** is a guard and says he's young

**Nikolai** says yes and a good one and his job is to guard **Lilly**

**Justin** asks where they go from there

**Dormin** tells him men that this is the final strike. Then shows them pictures of the royal family, **Lisbeth, Malenkov,** and other officers and tells them to memorize their faces, floor plans, and choke points, as they strike in a few hours.

**Lisbeth** says she's not sure and says he's the man in charge now

**Malenkov** goes to his tavern

**Maria** says she is going to ask **Alexandra** if she would like some soup and tell her the knows

**Nikolai** says when sunlight breaks they will have a better chance at winning and they will eat and try to rest. Then says sorry to **Maria**

**Maria** says he's forgiven and takes **Charlotte's** hand and tells them to move on and tells them she loves them

**Nikolai** says he loves them both, etc, etc, etc

M**aria** leaves the kitchens to **Alexandra's** chambers and tells her **Nikolai** got through to **Aunt Irina** and they are sending help. **Maria** asks what she is writting and **Alexandra** tries to say it's to a letter and **Maria** notices it is to the pope. She learns **Alexandra** is asking the Vatican to remove **Nikolai** from the throne. They exchange words and says many rebels fled to the east to change people's minds about **Nikolai** . **Maria** says that what she is doing is treason and if she fails and she will hang.

**Justin** kisses **Lisbeth** again and presses her against a wall

**Lisbeth** kisses him

**Charlotte** tells **Nikolai** it's okay and she's sorry too

**Nikolai** says it's fine and hopes **Alexandra** will forgive him

**Charlotte** says she will

**Maria** says **Nikolai** won't be able to save her if she gets caught and she will face the gallows along with all the nobles a part of it, any servants, **Charlotte,** and herself. **Alexandra** says she can paint **Charlotte** to look like she never knew. **Maria** asked if **Charlotte** knew and **Alexandra** says she agreed to it. **Alexandra** says she can not tell **Nikolai** about this and avoid the subject if she needs to. **Maria** tells **Alexandra** that **Charlotte** has dinner downstairs

**Juste** watches the carts loaded with tubes, kegs, gunpowder, large spools of twine, etc. He hands the quartermaster the map and goes toward the rookery.

**Alexandra** tells **Maria** goodnight and she goes toward the kitchens but decides to her room. She changes into her nightgown and pulls the pins out of her hair and lays down

## 13 April 1907

**Justin** wakes up next to **Lisbeth**

**Lisbeth** wakes up and sleeps again

**Justin** wraps his arms around **Lisbeth's** waist and falls asleep

**Juste** is in the rookery and drops the contents of the vial onto cotton and stitches it through the knive.

**Lisbeth** does nothing of note