Part Six: Broken Pieces

## 18 April 1907

Intro:

*Three days have passed since the surrender of the Espanian expeditionary force. Only 3,000 of that force were alive to surrender when they were back into an open plaza of Belinsky and surrounded. The blockading naval force was decimated, with only three ships escaping to the open sea. In the palace Dormin Lothar met his end, ending the root of the rebellion that began two years hence. However this victory was hollow, and filled with sorrow.*

*King Nikolai Petrova, on the announcement of victory, was assassinated. Stabbed with a poisoned knife by his own general, the "Devil of St Romnova", Juste Dan Renon. Though no justice was able to be exacted, as Juste used the same blade on himself moments later. Both were attended by multiple physicians, but all made the same pronouncement, they were too late. And with so much blood on the knife, the poison could not be identified.*

*The king now lies in state in the Belinsky palace rotunda, surrounded by an honor guard, as is the custom. Colonel Justin Tombs, who holds his current rank until it is stripped from him, had Juste quietly placed in an undistinguished tomb on the palace grounds. Out of respect for the mans actions in service, rather than his apparent madness.*

*The city suffered damage, but nothing on the scale of the capitol a few years ago. The people are weary but strong, already rebuilding what they can in preparation for the Kings official funeral. But even now more rumors spread. Stories of other nobles, merchants, craftsmen, and various others being killed in the night or fleeing the country. In many stories the attackers were noted wearing a shade of purple, if they were seen at all.*

*Korlova has seen dark days, darker nights, and waded through an ocean of blood. But is this the last chapter in this troubled countries story?*

*Come.*

*Let's draw back the curtain and find out as the stage becomes clear through the mist......*

### Before Nikolai Wakes

**Lisbeth** sits in the library

**Peter** watches over had **Lilly**

**Maria** sits with **Alexandra** who has since went catatonic and reads her the bible

**Justin** is in the rookery trying to investigate **Juste**

**Charlotte** is sitting in the gardens

**Magnus** enters the city on horseback and goes to the palace asking for **Alexandra**

(Everyone keeps referring to Alexandra as Queen but should be saying Dowager Queen or Queen Mother especially as Charlotte is the Queen at the moment)

**Maria** and **Alexandra** notices **Charlotte**  before **Alexandra** goes back to her state.

**Magnus** is outside the door waiting to come in

**Justin** goes to see **Lisbeth** and apologizes for being so distant

**Lisbeth** asks if he found anything

**Malenkov** sits in the tavern

**Justin** told **Lisbeth** nothing and said a box he saw is now missing along with a stack of documents

**Lisbeth** asks why **Juste** went mad now and asks if he was going to say something about **Juste** the other night

**Justin** goes to one of the tables and reads the obituaries

**Lisbeth** asks what it is

**Justin** tells her to read it and tell him if she notices anything and makes his way to the rookery.

**Lisbeth** follows

**Maria** goes to the door and tells **Magnus** that the **Dowager Queen Alexandra** if not taking any visitors at the moment and says she can help them.

**Magnus** sees **Alexandra** and asks her what the world has done to her and looks at **Maria** and is confused

**Justin** asks **Lisbeth** if any of the names were familiar

**Lisbeth** says a few and asks why

**Maria** said she's **Maria** and asks if they met before

**Justin** searches the rookery and asks why he asked for the rebels names and says he heard rumors about mysterious deaths from around the country. He feels a false bottom in a table and finds an empty book which he asks **Lisbeth** if there should be more pages

**Magnus** said he is **Magnus Vitori, Baron and General** and asks if her siblings ever tire of those lemon cakes and says she has her father's eyes and mother's sense for propriety.

**Lisbeth** said it should

**Justin** says the box might solve at least one riddle

**Lisbeth** says it's unlike him and asks if he found anything

**Justin** says that's what worries him as he puts a stack of papers he founds on the table

**Lisbeth** says that looks interesting

**Maria** remembers **Magnus** from summers ago and says that they haven't and **Nikolai** used to bring them up every few weeks and apologizes for not recognizing him.

**Magnus** said he served her grandfather and his son but retired before **Frederik** took up his station and asks what happened here.

**Lisbeth** looks at the papers

**Maria** says **Nikolai** is dead, killed by a general with a poisoned knife and they just won their battle against the **Espanians** and he was not even King a full month and never had a chance

**Justin** reads through the documents

**Magnus** says fate strikes without warning and asks if he can sit.

**Lisbeth** does nothing of note

**Justin** says none of them knew

**Lisbeth** asks how he could become so unstable

**Maria** tells **Magnus** yes and says she could call for tea

**Magnus** offers for her to sit and says coffee would be nice

**Dormin's** body is burned in a funeral pyre

**Maria** says there isn't much to tell unless he had something specific

**Magnus** asks who

**Maria** said a new general recently promoted named **Juste de Renon** and she gets up to get the tea.

**Magnus** says it appears there is more to the young man's story

**Maria** pours him a cup of coffee and says they called him **The Devil of St. Romovna**.

**Malenkov** reads through the obituary.

**Magnus** says he read the stories in the papers after the **Christmas Revolt** and read **Juste's** confession and asks if he was something more to her.

**Justin** sees a corporal come to him saying he's needed.

**Lisbeth** watches

**Justin** brings **Lisbeth**

**Lisbeth** follows

**Maria** drops the tea on her lap and jumps up in pain

**Magnus** asks if she is okay

**Maria** says yes and says she is going to get ice and asks if he will stay with **Alexandra**

**Magnus** agrees and goes up closer to **Alexandra**

**Justin** watches **Dormin's** pyre and ask's **Lisbeth** if she had any idea

**Lisbeth** watches and sees purple material hanging on one of the broken posts on the gate and says no

**Maria** rushes down the hall and collapses on the stairs and cries.

**Lilly** goes out of her room

**Justin** says someone is tying up loose ends

**Magnus** asks **Alexandra** what they are going to do with the troubling state of affairs

**Wraiths** go to the rookery and opened up the floorboards and left

**Lisbeth** says it's up to them to figure out who

**Justin** says they are going to solve it

**Lisbeth** says it won't be easy

**Justin** tells a guard to let the pyre burn and gather the ashes and asks **Lisbeth** to meet in the 'office'

**Lisbeth** follows and asks what the plan is now

**Justin** goes to see **Lilly**.

**Magnus** drinks coffee

**Lilly** sees **Lisbeth** and **Justin**

**Justin** told her he wanted to chat

**Lilly** says she's okay and asks the same

**Justin** said he is trying to find answers

**Lilly** tells him good luck

**Justin** asks her what's wrong

**Lilly** cries and says she doesn't understand and **Nikolai** didn't deserve to die

**Lisbeth** tells her it's okay.

**Justin** asks if **Juste** said anything odd to **Lilly**

**Lilly** shakes her head and said she promised she wouldn't tell anyone what he said

**Justin** said if she thinks of anything then to tell him

**Lisbeth** tells **Lilly** to get food and says she didn't know **Juste** talked to her

**Justin** says that **Maria** might have input and goes to her room

**Lisbeth** follows

**Maria** goes to the kitchebs

**Justin** sees the table was moved in the rookery and a floorboard pryed open

**Lisbeth** watches

**Lilly** thanks **Peter**

**Justin** gets a small box from the floorboards

**Lisbeth** asks what it is

**Justin** opens the box and sees a curved knife with a bottle of clear liquid and a note

**Lisbeth** watches

**Isabella** was near a campfire in the wood before and rides back to the palace on **Nikolai's** horse as sees **Nikolai** as a ghost

**Charlotte** is in the garden

**Maria** asks for some ice and a glass of water and some breakfast

**Lilly** sees **Maria**

**Justin** goes to the **Nikolai's** body

**Lisbeth** follows **Justin**

**Justin** enters the rotunda and watches **Nikolai's** body

**Lisbeth** watches

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

**Justin** greets **Isabella** and reads the note

**Isabella** asks for directions for a doctor

**Lisbeth** reads the note

**Isabella** asks what's going on and goes to read the note

**Justin** reads the note and tells a guard to get the queen when he learns the poison is rhodhebdrin (**Charlotte? Alexandra?)**

**Isabella** asks what this mean

**Lisbeth** runs to get **Alexandra** and tells her that her presence is needed.

(I feel like someone should get the monarch (Charlotte) first)

**Justin** yells for a medic

**Isabella** asks why he is yelling

**Justin** brought the medic to **Nikolai's** body

### The King Lives

The medic works and injects **Nikolai** and he draws a short breath

**Alexandra** wakes up from her state and sees **Magnus** and says that **Alexei** told her he was dead and asks **Lisbeth** what's going on then leaves.

**Isabella** doesn't believe it and runs away

**Magnus** follows

**Justin** is shocked

**Nikolai** sits up and asks what is going on

**Lisbeth** follows and sees **Nikolai** alive

**Isabella** sits on the floor having a mental breakdown

**Justin** calls for six men guarding every members of the royal family

**Nikolai** looks around

**Alexandra** rushes to hugs him and cries happily

**Nikolai** asks how long it's been

**Cedric** rushes to find **Charlotte** and tells her **Nikolai** is alive

**Isabella** heads to her chambers

**Lisbeth** watches and tells **Justin** that the game isn't over

**Justin** says that's what scares him and runs to the cemetary

**Maria** is given food and sees **Juste**

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

**Nikolai** walks away to his room and throws a vase against the wall.

**Isabella** tells stablehands to give her her horsse.

**Magnus** watches **Nikolai** come back to life

**Cedric** goes to **Isabella** and tells her that **Nikolai** needed her and **Isabella** put him in his place

**Maria** sees **Juste**

**Charlotte** passes out

(I someone missed the post of Juste coming back to life)

**Juste** tells her good morning and says he needs something to eat

**Malenkov** asks if it's true if **Nikolai** lives and **Lisbeth** says he does and so does **Juste**

(How would Malenjov know if it happened like 3 mins ago RP time)

**Maria** watches and asks what he's going here.

**Cedric** picks **Isabella** up and carries her to her chambers and sees **Charlotte** and calls for a medic and picks her up to take her to the medical wing

**Lisbeth** asks how it's been

**Nikolai** comforts **Fen**

**Juste** says he's eating breakfast

(I so want breakfast)

**Malenkov** says everyone hates them and they are traitors

**Maria** asks how hell has been treating him.

**Juste** says the food isn't bad but service unbearable and asks how she's been

**Maria** says her brother is dead, killed by someone she trust and if he wants to torment her on ridiculous questions get in line behind **Magnus**

**Juste** asks about **Magnus**

**Isabella** walks to **Nikolai's** chambers and stares at him.

**Nikolai** apolgizes

**Maria** says he stopped by **Alexandr'a** chambers this morning and asks if he remembers

**Isabella** says that she thought he was a hallucination

**Nikolai** apologizes and says he's alive

**Isabella** says maybe her delusions are more intense now

**Nikolai** says he's real and asks how he can prove it

**Isabella** says people do not come back from the dead

**Nikolai** says he was never dead and **Juste** wanted everyone to think that

(Nikolai wouldn't know that Juste did that, he just knows that he is somehow alive)

**Isabella** says her brother and mother are dead now and she has her own country now.

**Nikolai** hugs her and says she's sorry and says he loves her

**Isabella** wraps her arms around him

**Nikolai** is hugging her

**Isabella** say if he's alive she insists they marry soon.

 **Nikolai** agrees

**Isabella** goes to the bed

**Nikolai** goes to the bed and asks if she needs anything

**Isabella** says she needs sleep

**Nikolai** says he's not going anywhere

**Isabella** goes to sleep

**Isabella** says people from **Manturia** are coming to crown her and her advisers don't want her to come to the funerals or the coronation.

(Coronations happen at least one year after the death of the former monarch)

**Nikolai** says she's sorry

**Isabella** says she doesn't want to go back anyway or her children but her advisers want them to spend their summers there.

**Nikolai** says that's not good advice

**Isabella** says she has no idea what to do and asks if **Juste** is alive

**Nikolai** says he is

**Isabella** says they are safe now

**Juste** says he can't recall

**Nikolai** says he missed her

**Charlotte** is passed out

**Justin** sees a note left by **Juste** in the tomb

**Maria** realizes he is real and asks how he is there and he died

**Isabella** said she went insane and asks if he could hear things and think

**Cedric** told **Charlotte** she took a spill

**Nikolai** said he could and could the guards speak of funeral arrangement.

**Juste** says azalea plant extracts can lower heart rate so much so one can be believed to be dead and **Nikolai** should be waking any time now.

**Isabella** said she didn't visit his body much and says he needs to promote **Justin**

**Nikolai** agrees and asks if she has seen **Lilly**

**Isabella** says no and left the palace after she died.

**Nikolai** talks about the undressing process

**Maria** asks if the game is over

**Isabella** says she's glad she didn't help

**Nikolai** leaves the room and tells the guards to escort them to the north wing and brings **Isabella**

**Juste** says the game is over and says the last of the rebellious nobles and hidden cells should be in their graves and plans on leaving and did what her father asked of him.

**Isabella** follows

**Charlotte** asked how that was possible

**Cedric** says he was never actually dead the poison only slowed his heart rate but **Juste** alive too.

**Nikolai** walks with **Isabella**

**Isabella** said it's a relief other people see him now

**Nikolai** goes to L**illy's** room

**Lilly** goes to hug him.

**Maria** asks if he is leaving for good

**Charlotte** asks if he knew **Nikolai** he was

**Juste** says as her family isn't going to be happy and asks why

**Lisbeth** talks with **Malenkov** before he hands her papers

**Cedric** said the last time he heard **Nikolai** was in his chambers and hopes **Isabella** found her way to him.

**Isabella** watches

**Nikolai** accepts **Lilly's** offer for tea

**Isabella** agrees

**Lilly** sits down for tea

**Nikolai** drinks tea

**Isabella** is told that a few noblemen and clergymen from **Manturia** are being escorted to guest chambers and are requesting her presence

**Nikolai** asks **Isabella** if she wants him to go with her

**Isabella** tells the servant that she is preoccupied.

**Nikolai** sits and has tea

**Isabella** gives **Lilly** a crown as a gift

(Royalty don't every crowns everyday)

**Lilly** says she can't take it

**Isabella** says she wants her to have it and her family is known for having boys.

**Lilly** thank her and tells **Isabella** to get to her meeting

**Nikolai** opens the door for **Isabella**

**Isabella** goes to her chambers and tells **Nikolai** that her advisers no longer support their marriage and asks if he will help her out of her dress

(This is so scandalous)

**Nikolai** said he doesn't care

**Isabella** said they can't stop her and she would rather abdicate

**Nikolai** thanks her and unzips her dress.

(Zippers were not a thing)

**Isabella** says she's only telling him so he's not surprised when they are cold.

**Nikolai** says in three days they will be married.

**Juste** kisses **Maria** and leaves

**Isabella** says he doesn't need to feel rushed

**Nikolai** says they will see and tells her to go ahead and he'll meet her

**Charlotte** thanks him

**Isabella** goes to a meeting room and sees a favored advisers stabbing another

**Nikolai** goes toward the meeting room

**Malenkov** talk about his past

**Lisbeth** learns that **Peter** is **Malenkov's** son.

**Maria** is shocked and informed that **Nikolai** is alive

**Nikolai** goes to get food

### Isabella is almost murdered by an advisor

**Isabella** is stabbed in the side

(Wearing a corset would save her from that)

**Cedric** sees **Isabella** come into the medical wing

**Juste** goes to see **Lilly**

**Lilly** does nothing of note

**Isabella** wound is being fixed up by a medic

**Juste** goes to **Lilly**

**Lilly** said that **Justin** would hurt him if they found him

**Isabella** is scared of the medic with the needle and **Cedric** restrains her and tells them to wait till **Nikolai** gets there

**Juste** said he left from breadcrumbs to keep them bust

**Lilly** asks why he pretended to kill **Nikolai** and what she's doing now

**Juste** as it would allow the **Petrovna's** to be blameless in the removal of some bad people and making himself vanish to an unmarked tomb and giving him some rest also to make them even. Then says he is going home

**Lilly** say's she will miss him

(Whhyyyy he's insane lilly)

**Juste** says he won't be too far

**Lilly** tells him to be safe

**Juste** runs into **Peter** and nudges him to **Lilly's** room and pulls the king's royal seal from his pocket

**Lilly** hangs out with **Peter**

**Nikolai** is informed of **Isabella** being injured and rushes to **Isabella** asking what's wrong

**Lisbeth** does nothing of note

(It was hard, and I mean extremely difficult to get a divorce in 1907. Impossible for those who aren't rich)

**Charlotte** watches **Nikolai** and **Isabella**

**Justin** heads toward the rookery

**Isabella** said one of her advisers did this and tells **Nikolai** to stop the medic

**Nikolai** says she has to let the medic fix her wound.

**Juste** walks across the courtyard

**Isabella** said it's not that deep and she tries to get up but **Cedric** shoves her down

**Nikolai** said it won't take long

**Cedric** gets mad and asks if he would like her to keep bleeding out

**Isabella** tries to calm things down

**Nikolai** says it's just a flesh wound

**Isabella** winces when the medic starts stitching her up.

(Nice remember that Isabella would have to take off her dress, corset cover, corset, petticoats, and chemise to get to her wound if she had one)

**Cedric** still fights with **Isabella**

**Nikolai** gets mad and storms off to the throne room

**Isabella** tells **Cedric** to leave and cries

**Charlotte** goes to **Isabella** and tells her it's okay

**Lisbeth** goes over to **Isabella** and touches her back and says it will be okay

(It's against etiquette to touch someone of a higher rank than you. It's a very well known etiquette rule)

**Cedric** goes to the throne room to apologize to **Nikolai**

**Isabella** tells **Lisbeth** her name is **Isabella** and asks **Charlotte** if she is okay

**Nikolai** says he doesn't have to be sorry and says he's not good enough for this country

**Lisbeth** tells her to smile before leaving

**Charlotte** asked if she was okay and what happened

**Cedric** says he is and etc

**Isabella** says she's fine and that she is **Queen of Manturia** and her advisors want someone else on the throne.

**Nikolai** apologizes and says he owes **Isabella** an apolgy

**Cedric** tells him to bring her a puppy or candy and asks for advice for **Charlotte**

**Nikolai** tells him his advice

**Cedric** goes to see **Charlotte**

**Isabella** goes to her chambers

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

**Isabella** tells him to leave

**Nikolai** apologizes and presents his gifts of a puppy and roses

**Isabella**  accepts

**Nikolai** apologizes and says sometimes it feels like he doesn't deserve her

**Isabella**  says he does deserve her and asks if he still wants to marry her

**Nikolai** says of course

**Isabella** forgives him

**Nikolai** asks how her wound is

**Isabella** says she's fine and tells a servant to get food

**Nikolai** says she needs to rest

**Isabella** and goes to bed

**Nikolai** sits in a chair

**Charlotte** sees **Cedric**

**Isabella** does nothing of note

**Cedric** asks **Charlotte** if she is feeling any better

**Charlotte** says she's fine and says he doesn't like **Nikolai** very much

**Nikolai** goes to sleep

### A new game starts

**Juste** speaks with **Magnus** and says he will have revenge for the **Petrovna's** betrayal of his unit and starts the game

**Cedric** says he is growing on him

**Isabella** sleeps

**Nikolai** sleeps

**Isabella** does nothing of note

**Charlotte** thanks him

**Nikolai** sleeps and has a nightmare

**Isabella** asks if he is okay

**Nikolai** says he's fine

**Isabella** asks if he wants to talk about it

**Maria** walks through the hall

**Nikolai** says he dreamed he was buried alive

**Magnus** talks with his aids in a bar and tells his aid to summon the rest.

**Maria** stares at a painting on the walls for hours and runs to her room

**Juste** tries to figure this out

**Maria** tries to rest

**Juste** watches **Maria**

(Juste is legit so creepy)

**Isabella** says she doesn't understand how the medics couldn't find his pulse

**Juste** is met with an assassin and he kills her.

**Nikolai** said the poison slowed down his heart rate

**Lisbeth** sits in the kitchen

**Maria** wakes up and leaves her room and sees **Juste** and says she thought he was going

**Juste** said that was the plan but he's being forced to stay

**Maria** sees the assassin and asks who she was

**Juste** says no idea but she was a message

**Maria** asks what the message is and who sent her

**Juste** says she was here to kill someone and says she asked him a question before

**Maria** said she asked many questions

**Juste** says there is a more pressing issue of if he cares about this problem and if they are capable of handling an ordeal of this caliber

**Maria** says she can survive and says she's not going to ask him to stay

**Juste** says he can not leave and says he spoke of **Magnus**

**Maria** asks what they have done to him

**Juste** said it was something their uncle did but he left the unit long before whatever happened.

**Isabella** does nothing of note

**Cedric** asks how she is feeling

**Nikolai** tells **Isabella** that he loves her

**Isabella** says he better

**Charlotte** says she needs rest

**Nikolai** says she's the best person in the world

**Cedric** tells her to sleep well before kissing her on the cheek and goes to his rooms

**Isabella** tells him to stop

**Nikolai** says he will

**Maria** asks if **Magnus** wants revenge for what uncle **Alexi** did

**Charlotte** goes to her room

**Isabella** does nothing of note

**Nikolai** can't sleep

**Isabella** tries to fall asleep

**Nikolai** goes to sleep

**Juste** says to grab her coat as they are leaving

**Justin** sees the carnage in the bar

**Maria** asks where they are going

**Juste** says they are leaving with her family and says they need to change the battlefield.

**Maria** says she can convince her family to leave and they want to know when they are leaving and when

**Isabella** can't sleep

**Charlotte** sleeps

**Juste** says the faster the best and says they need to wear something more suitable for the streets and says he will get **Nikolai** and she get **Alexandra** and **Charlotte** and asks if **Justin** will say no

**Maria** says he will and he needs to convince **Lisbeth**

**Juste** agrees and tells her to change and meet in **Nikolai's** room and goes to find **Justin**

**Lisbeth** goes to **Juste** and asks what he wants

**Juste** says to save you are her mutual friends lives

**Lisbeth** tells him to explain

**Juste** says he requires people he trusts on their road trip and she has to be ready in an hour to leave and gives her pieces of papers with names then tells her to convince **Justin** to be in **Nikolai's** room in one hour

**Lisbeth** says she doesn't trust him and she will see what she can do and tells him to take **Lilly** and **Peter** if he doesn't go and tells him good luck convincing **Nikolai**

**Isabella** does nothing of note

**Juste** says he doesn't care if **Nikolai** comes or not and he goes to see **Nikolai**

**Lisbeth** goes to find **Justin**

**Justin** enters palace grounds

**Lisbeth** tells **Justin** they have an issue

**Maria** goes to **Charlotte's** room and knocks on her door asking if she is awake

**Justin** says she doesn't know the half of it and tells her to go first

**Lisbeth** says **Juste** spoke to her about leaving **Belinsky**

**Justin** says they need to find **Lilly**

**Lisbeth** says that she trust **Lilly** because she knows the whole truth and goes to her room

**Charlotte** asks what wrong

**Isabella** sees **Juste** at the door and asks why

**Juste** says to save both of their live

**Isabella** slaps **Juste** and says he nearly ruined her life

**Maria** says they need to leave **Belinsky** now and that she has to change and tells her to pack and searches her closet asking if she has anything practical

**Charlotte** asks why and for how long and if she has anything better

**Maria** says no and says she doesn't know how long and says she can't bring much

**Juste** says she hits just like **Maria** and says his confession sent him to prison etc and what happened to him in prison.

(Cool motive! Still attempted murder)

**Isabella** asks why she should believe anything he says

**Nikolai** asks **Juste** what he wants now and says they both know he couldn't help that

**Isabella** asks if it's true

**Nikolai** says he had no idea until he told him and asks why he is there

**Juste** says their score is settled now

**Isabella** apologizes to **Juste** and says to save their lives

**Nikolai** asks from what

**Charlotte** asks where they are going

**Juste** said a man with a platoon of men like himself want him dead for something their uncle did

**Isabella** listens

**Nikolai** asks if they are leaving **Karoleva** and to where and who they are taking with them

**Maria** says no just away.

**Charlotte** asks if this was **Nikolai's** idea

**Juste** says his family and tells **Isabella** to get **Cedric** and both change into something more common and says they are not leaving **Karoleva** just leaving the city

**Nikolai** goes to his wardrobe and asks when they are leaving

**Maria** says it was **Juste's** and says he is on their side and they can't stay here

**Charlotte** asks if they can trust **Juste** and reluctantly agrees

**Juste** says immediately and no one can know they are leaving

**Nikolai** starts packing and asks if they are waiting on **Maria** and **Charlotte**

**Juste** said yes

**Maria** says they have to tell **Alexandra** and says when she finishes to go to **Nikolai's** room and says they can trust **Juste**

**Charlotte** says she will be there soon

### The Petrovna's leave Belinksy

**Maria** goes to **Alexandra** who asks why she is awake at this hour and if something happened. **Maria** tells her that they need to leave **Belinsky** immediately

**Isabella** packs and changes into a simple dress

**Charlotte** goes to **Nikolai's** room

**Nikolai** sees **Lilly** walk in as well as **Peter**

**Isabella** goes to find **Cedric** and says he hates **Nikolai** again

**Nikolai** does nothing of note

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

**Justin** comes into the room and tries to tell **Juste** off before **Juste** hugs him and says they have a whole new problem to deal with

**Charlotte** walks into **Nikolai's** room

**Maria** and **Alexandra** argue about it.

**Isabella** watches **Cedric** come into **Nikolai's** room

**Nikolai** sees **Lisbeth** walk in

**Charlotte** does nothing of note

**Justin** is informed on the threat

**Maria** goes to **Nikolai's** room and sits near **Charlotte** and sees **Alexandra** come in

**Isabella** is asked by **Lilly** if she can bring the puppy with

**Cedric** is waiting

**Juste** asks if there are any questions

**Charlotte** asks where they are going

**Nikolai** says they are to **Lilly**

**Lisbeth** watches

**Juste** says **St.Romovna**

**Charlotte** is angry

**Maria** listens

**Isabella** watches

**Juste** asks for any other questions

**Justin** does nothing of note

**Nikolai** waits

**Lisbeth** waits

**Juste** thinks

**Charlotte** does nothing of note

**Juste** tells them all to get moving

**Isabella** try to get **Nikolai** to speak with her alone

**Nikolai** goes with her

**Isabella** asks him if he will marry her at the first church they come across

**Nikolai** said he already planned it out

**Isabella** asks if he minds having a small wedding

**Nikolai** says a small wedding is perfect

**Lisbeth** follows

**Isabella** says she misses her home but would miss him more

**Justin** gets moving

**Charlotte** starts to leave the room

**Nikolai** says he would miss her too

(Now is not the time guys)

**Lisbeth** goes

**Justin** goes to get the wagon

**Juste** goes to rig the bedchambers

**Isabella** tells him they need to go

**Charlotte** goes

**Nikolai** goes

**Juste** tells everyone it's time to move

**Nikolai** smiles softly at **Charlotte**

**Lisbeth** tells **Peter** to carry **Lilly** and follows the group

**Charlotte** waits

**Juste** tells **Nikolai** to be ready to fight

**Nikolai** says that if something happens to him to make their his family is safe

**Juste** says he will do what he can

**Maria** follows with **Charlotte**

**Juste** finishes rigging the bedrooms and follows

**Nikolai** leads **Isabella** to the wagon

**Charlotte** follows

**Magnus's** team sneaks into the **Alexander Palace**

**Isabella** follows

**Justin** sees four men come out of the shadows and draws his sword and fights them

**Justin** and **Juste** fight and **Juste** is blasted in the face with fire

**Isabella** is pulled to the wagon

**Nikolai** fights a man and **Lisbeth** kills the man.

**Lisbeth** runs to **Juste** and tells **Isabella** to try to help cool the burning

**Isabella** helps and says they need to get him to the wagon

**Justin** fights and goes over to **Juste**

**Charlotte** talks **Maria** and **Alexandra's** hands and guides them toward the wagon

**Lisbeth** asks **Justin** to help get **Juste** to the wagon

**Justin** helps and tells someone to take the reins and fixes up **Juste**

**Maria** is lead to the wagon

**Isabella** gets to the wagon

**Nikolai** gets the reins

**Lisbeth** goes to the wagon

**Isabella** gives **Lisbeth** a shawl and **Cedric** gives over a jar of burn cream.

(Question: How does Cedric have burns from fire if he wasn't there?)

**Lilly** curls up

**Nikolai** takes the carriage down a road to **St.Romonva**

**Charlotte** is in the wagon

**Justin** fixes up **Juste**

**Isabella** sits next next to **Isabella** and asks if he is all right

**Nikolai** says not really and says sorry

**Isabella** asks why he is sorry

**Nikolai** says for all the chaos and asks how everyone is

**Isabella** says they are all right.

**Nikolai** says **Juste** will be okay

**Justin** fixes up when **Juste** grabs at his neck

**Lisbeth** said he should wait till they find a place to stop

**Isabella** asks where they will sleep tonight

**Charlotte** does nothing of note

**Justin** said they need to stop eventually

**Nikolai** asks where they should stop at

**Isabella** thinks

**Justin** asks if anyone else was injured

**Nikolai** asks everyone if they should stay at a monastery.

**Isabella** sleeps on **Nikolai's** shoulder

**Justin** agrees

**Charlotte** agrees and asks how long it will take to get there

**Magnus** is informed on the situation and thinks

**Juste** is awake

**Maria** says they will take them in

### The Petrovna's arrive at the monestary

**Nikolai** guides the horses toward the monastery and then stops the wagon and carries **Isabella**

**Lisbeth** does nothing of note

**Justin** helps carry **Juste** on a makeshift stretcher

**Isabella** wakes up

**Cedric** grabs his bags and helps **Charlotte**

**Lisbeth** is shown to a room

**Nikolai** carries **Isabella** to a room

**Isabella** tells **Nikolai** to change into something dry

**Nikolai** tells her that she needs to change as well

**Charlotte** gets out of the wagon and thanks **Cedric**

**Isabella** asks if this counts as a church

**Cedric** says she needs to warm before she gets a cold

**Nikolai** says yes and if she knows what tomorrow is

**Isabella** asks what

**Nikolai** says tomorrow they will get married

**Isabella** asks if he means it

**Nikolai** says yes

**Isabella** kisses him

**Nikolai** says they will have to postpone the honeymoon

**Charlotte** tells **Cedric** sorry for having to deal with all this chaos

**Isabella** blushes

**Cedric** says it's fine and who else would keep her out of trouble

**Nikolai** says he had to

**Isabella** asks if he has ever done that

**Charlotte** says herself

**Cedric** says he will be next door if she needs anything

**Nikolai** says no

**Isabella** says good

**Nikolai** says that he thinks waiting makes things more special

**Isabella** says she's the same

(Just a quick reminder that a woman sleeping with someone outside of marriage would completely ruin her reputation and life. For men it's not that big a deal tho. But for a high class woman sleeping with someone outside of marriage is a huge no no)

**Nikolai** tells her goodnight

**Isabella** asks what she should wear

**Nikolai** says not to worry

**Charlotte** goes to bed

**Isabella** says she thinks she packed a white dress

**Nikolai** sleeps

**Justin** fixes up **Juste** but **Juste** loses an eye and his hair is cut shorter.

**Isabella** sleeps

## 19 April 1907

**Charlotte** wakes and leaves her room

**Justin** is sleeping

**Isabella** is writing a letter leaving her throne in exchange for her uncle then tells **Nikolai** to wake up

**Cedric** wakes up and sees **Charlotte** in the hall and greets her

**Nikolai** says he is up and hugs her

**Isabella** hugs him

**Charlotte** greets him and apologizes if she woke him

**Nikolai**  is all happy

**Justin** wakes to see **Juste** gone

**Cedric** tells her he was already awake and if they would like to walk together

**Isabella** says they should wait for everyone else and asks if they know

**Charlotte** agrees

**Nikolai** says they don't but should tell them

**Cedric** tells her to pick a direction

**Isabella** kisses him

**Charlotte** says that she didn't realize that it was so early and she doesn't know what to talk about

**Maria** wakes and goes into the hall and breaks down in the chapel

**Juste** goes to the monastery garden

**Nikolai** tells her to look at the bottom of the trunk at the bottom of his bed

**Lilly** roams the halls

**Juste** observes himself in the fountain and and goes to the monastery cemetery

**Justin** goes back to bed

**Magnus** greets **Malenkov** who he kidnapped

**Malenkov** wakes up and asks what he wants

**Magnus** asks if he wants any coffee and says he has a choice to offer him

**Malenkov** asks what kind of choice

**Magnus** says he's trying to find the **Petrovna's** and talks about **Lisbeth**

**Malenkov** says she and **Peter** are with him and says that she's not there for **Nikolai**

**Magnus** says he wants the **Petrovna** family and **Juste** and wants to know where they went and to help his soldiers find them and he can lead those he cares about away

**Malenkov** says he doesn't know and didn't know they left till now

**Maria** goes to **Nikolai** and seeing him with **Isabella** says that **Alexandra** is going to kill him

**Magnus** asks how they should fine them

**Nikolai** doesn't know what the big deal and asks how she's feeling

**Malenkov** asks where they were last seen

**Magnus** says at the Royal wing of the palace and assumes in a covered wagon and several left the city.

(Technically the entire palace is the "royal wing")

**Maria** says she's fine and working through

**Juste** is in the gardens

**Malenkov** asks what the second choice is

**Nikolai** tells **Maria** to tell him everything

**Lisbeth** tells **Justin** good morning

**Lilly** is outside

**Maria** says feels like she's going inside and everything has been a living hell.

**Justin** tells her morning

**Magnus** says to help remove the obstacles in his way or he removes all obstacles

**Nikolai** apologizes to **Maria** and hugs her

**Lisbeth** says night

**Malenkov** asks what direction they were going

**Magnus** says possibly **St.Romonva**

**Justin** says **Juste** is alive but missing

**Malenkov** says he will take the first choice

**Lisbeth** asks if abandoned them

**Magnus** says now it's time to ride

**Justin** says he doesn't know and said he couldn't have gone far

**Juste** practices fighting

**Malenkov** follows **Magnus**

**Lisbeth** says that's horrible

**Maria** asks **Nikolai** why they are so happy

**Nikolai** says that he and **Isabella** plan to get married today

**Justin** says he's no hero

**Lisbeth** lays down with him

**Justin** says they should see how the others are

**Lisbeth** changes into a new dress and says she doesn't dread going back but there's an eerie feeling about it

**Justin** says there's a lot of ghosts there for all of them

**Lisbeth** agrees

**Justin** says he kinda understands **Juste's** reasoning and that **St.Romovna** has a small population

**Maria** says **Alexandra** is going to kill them

**Magnus** asks **Malenkov** who is defending the crown

**Nikolai** asks if she has any objections

**Malenkov** says **Juste**

**Lisbeth** changes and says that if **Juste** wanted them dead he would have done it already.

**Magnus** says he's a good fighter and asks about the other two

**Malenkov** says **Justin** and doesn't know the other

**Magnus** says **Justin** could be trouble

**Justin** has flashbacks to **St.Romovna**

**Malenkov** does nothing of note

**Lisbeth** tries to comfort **Justin**

**Isabella** listens to **Nikolai** and **Maria**

**Cedric** says he's never sure what to say when he's with her as she makes him slightly nervous

**Charlotte** asks why

**Justin** keeps having memories and **Juste** tells him it gets easier

**Lisbeth** watches **Juste**

**Cedric** said perhaps it's because they were supposed to be married

**Charlotte** says he makes her a bit nervous as well

**Juste** thanks **Justin** and asks how their escape went

**Nikolai** points to the chest and says tells her to look

**Lisbeth** says everyone made it out safe

**Juste** says he survived on luck and skill but they can't count on luck to save them from **Magnus**

**Magnus** asks **Malenkov** if something was bothering her and asks about **Lisbeth**

**Lisbeth** agrees

**Malenkov** says he meet her when he was 18 and **Lisbeth's** story

**Cedric** said it will fade with time and asks if they should go see what the others are up to

**Isabella** tells **Nikolai** he didn't have to get her anything

**Nikolai** said he had to

**Isabella** goes to the chest

**Charlotte** agrees

**Magnus** says people change and asks if he has the resolve to face what's coming

**Juste** asks where everyone is and has a feeling they will be delayed

**Nikolai** watches **Isabella**

**Malenkov** tells **Magnus** yes

**Lisbeth** asks **Juste** why

**Juste** says because they are traveling with royalty and says that he was fully intending on leaving **Belinsky** and says he's going to see how much time they have

**Maria** tells **Nikolai** that it's a horrible idea but he needs witnesses so she's in

**Juste** is in the dining hall and ate

**Justin** tells **Lisbeth** they should find **Lilly** and **Peter**

**Lisbeth** goes and finds **Peter**

**Lilly** is outside

**Isabella** finds the wedding dress and hugs **Nikolai**

**Justin** looks out a window

**Nikolai** hugs **Maria** and says if only **Charlotte** was here

**Lisbeth** goes outside

**Justin** tells **Peter** to get everyone rounded up

**Peter** agrees

**Maria** asks where **Charlotte**  is and she hasn't seen anyone this morning

**Juste** does nothing of note

**Charlotte** walks into **Nikolai's** room and asks what is going on

**Justin** tells **Peter** to get the wagon prepped

### Nikolai II and Isabella get Married

**Magnus's** unit was an hour away from the **Petrovna's** and asks **Malenkov** what he will do if **Lisbeth** comes along

**Isabella** walks down the aisle

**Nikolai** waits at the alter

**Lilly** watches

**Malenkov** says if **Lisbeth** comes along when they will go back dome

**Isabella** looks up at **Nikolai**

**Charlotte** watches

**Justin** guards the door

**Juste** watched and then went to the wagon and grabs a scoped rifle

**Maria** watches

**Nikolai** takes **Isabella's** hands

**Isabella** says i do

**Juste** sees a forward scout

**Magnus** scans the village between **Belinsky** and **St.Romovna** and tells his men to search the town and tells **Malenkov** to search the monastery

**Nikolai** says it do and kisses **Isabella**

(I'm pretty sure that they kissed on the cheek)

**Malenkov** says he will search

**Maria** smiles

**Isabella** is happy

**Juste** watches **Magnus's** soldiers enter town

**Nikolai** says they need to leave

**Lisbeth** meets **Malenkov** and he greets her

**Justin** goes to **Juste** and asks what happened to him and **Juste** tells him they need to leave and they are almost here

**Magnus** orders his squad to check the riverside and a church bell from the monastery rang

(Why would they ring the bell if the monks knew they had to be quiet?)

**Juste** tells **Justin** to get them to **St.Romovna** and he will clear the road. **Juste** rode off

**Charlotte** follows everyone out

**Justin** rushes to the stables

**Magnus's** men chase **Juste** and tells the men to finish sweeping the town then the monastery.

**Justin** gathers the horse and watched **Juste** leave

**Malenkov** tells **Lisbeth** that if she doesn't come with her everyone is going to die and says the only reason she was there is because **Justin** made you come.

**Nikolai** yells they have to go

**Juste** kills the men that chased after his on horse back

**Maria** goes to find **Alexandra**

### **Vitori attacks the monastery**

**Magnus** walks toward the monastery

**Justin** is attacked by some of **Magnus's** men

**Juste** kills more soldiers **Magnus's** XO

**Justin** fights some of **Magnus's** soldiers

**Charlotte** follows **Maria**

**Juste** is still fighting

**Juste** is able to defeat the aide and interrogates him

**Charlotte** calls for **Maria**

**Juste** is able to get his answers and lets one of the men go to deliver a message and kills the XO and sees the ghost of **Dormin**

**Nikolai** takes **Lilly** and leaves

**Malenkov** basically kidnaps **Lisbeth**

**Justin** motions for **Isabella** and **Nikolai** over

**Maria** tells **Charlotte** she was going to find **Alexandra** and says she's with one of the monks somewhere near the belfry

**Nikolai** runs to **Justin**

**Charlotte** asks why she wasn't at the wedding and they don't have much time

**Justin** tells **Nikolai** and **Isabella** to take the horses and head out of the garden entrance and tells him to find the others.

(Did everyone abandon their luggage)

**Maria** said she wouldn't have sat quietly through it and she sent her with a monk and she runs toward the belfry

**Alexandra** is being shown around by a monk. She hears the gunshots and asks what it was and the monk tells her to find the others and leave immediately.

**Charlotte** follows

**Maria** asks **Charlotte** if they should go down the hall or up the bell tower.

**Charlotte** says down the hall

**Nikolai** gets on the horse and goes through the garden entrance

**Malenkov** gets on his horse

**Justin** takes cover from gunfire and sees **Maria** and **Charlotte**

**Juste** watches the monastery with the ghosts of **Mira** and **Dormin**

(Rn Juste is all like "They are just using me as a puppet" like he isn't deciding the help the Petrovna's with his own free will)

**Maria** hears **Alexandra** and then hears the blast down the hall

**Justin** goes to **Maria, Charlotte,** and **Alexandra** and tells them to go through the back entrance

**Magnus** tells his men to sweep the buildings and starts killing monks

**Charlotte** guides **Maria** and **Charlotte** to the exit

**Maria** starts to run

**Justin** asks if they have seen **Lisbeth** or **Peter**

**Maria** says no and **Alexandra** asks if he has seen **Nikolai**

**Justin** says he is in the garden with horses

**Maria** continues to make it to the exit

**Justin** hears monks die and **Magnus's** soldiers catch up to them. **Justin** almost dies but **Juste** kills the soldier and tells **Maria, Alexandra,** and **Charlotte** to come with

**Maria** goes with **Alexandra** and **Charlotte**

**Charlotte** follows

**Justin follows**

M**aria** follows

**Juste** tells them to ride hard for **St.Romovna**

**Maria** gets on the horse and rides

**Juste** rode to **St.Romovna** as the monastery and attached buildings burned