The Latest Galnet news piece is on The Courtship of Aisling Duval, speculating on suitors for Her Imperial Highness Aisling Duval.
Though her father the former Crown Prince Harald Duval was disinherited by the late Emperor Hengist Duval, there were some on the Empire that still favoured that line for the throne.
How strong still is her Claim, and would a wedding and Heir strengthen any push to install the pretender to the throne
Was it really the late Imperial Majesty's will to disinherit his son?
At the time the 118 year old Emperor has been unwell and he has been not involved himself in politics for a long time, relying on his Chancellor, Senator Blaine to the point the Chancellor made it clear the emperor was but a figurehead
"The great Emperor Hengist has not involved himself in the detail of politics for a long time. It is a terrible loss for us all that he is unwell, but even if the worst does come and our beloved Emperor passes away, we will have a coronation, we will have a spectacular ceremony and some great parties, but nothing will really change. The Senate and I will continue to run the Empire."
In order to declare his son unwell, he did appear before the senate but was restricted to a travel chair, and was his last public appearance.
The sick Emperor Hengist Duval has managed to appear in the Senate, albeit in a travel chair, to issue a decree.
The Claim that Arrisa is a child of HIM Hengist came from her first of all
But one must note that the Prince Aristide Lavigny (famously eaten by his own pet Linglang when Arissa was very young) mentioned had sons who accused the Emperor Hengist of having their father killed back in 3250
In fact they didn't just accuse the Emperor, they were apparently killed in an assassination attempt
It was not the Emperor but a palace spokesman that announced on behalf of his grace Emperor Hengist Duval, that he is to marry Florence Lavigny, a sweetheart from his younger years.
Rumours then spread that the Emperor's illness has taken a turn for the worse.
Speeders carrying medical experts have been seen entering the palace, and inadvertently last night an Imperial aide confirmed that one wing of the Imperial Palace has been turned into a hospital.
Come Dec 31 3300 HIM Arrisa is already talking of her succession to the Throne
"His Excellency Chancellor Anders Blaine has served my father well for over five decades. Soon my mother will finally marry my father, but rest assured if and when the time comes I will serve the Empire as best I can, and will bring continuity and stability"
On the 15th of January 3301 Aisling Duval lodged an objection to the marriage of her grandfather, the Emperor to Florence Lavigny.
Coming out of the Office for Marriage with her Lawyer she read a prepared statement from a cue -
“I have lodged a formal objection to my grandfather marrying his fancy woman not for love, not for marriage itself, but to change the succession without having to appear in the Senate. That’s all I’ve got to say at this time.”
Wedding plans continue and yet rumours are circulate that the Emperor’s condition is far worse than is being admitted.
One source even claimed that he has died, but that hasn’t been confirmed.
A senior palace source informed us that Chancellor Blaine would announce his death if it happened.
18th of January
Senator Anders Blaine, Chancellor to Emperor Hengist Duval has made a statement on the steps of the Imperial Palace-
“It is with regret I have to announce that his grace, Emperor Hengist Duval’s sickness has worsened, and he has fallen into a coma. His life is not in danger, he is stable, and his doctors are hopeful of a recovery. In the mean time I will of course continue in my role as Chancellor, and the Empire will continue to run under my day to day control, as it has done for the past decades, so nothing will change.”
Rumours from anonymous Imperial staff are that Emperor Hengist is on a life support machine and perhaps unlikely to recover.
The Emperor never made it to the Senate to discuss the wedding but by the 22nd of Feb the wedding is postponed indefinitely.
Comments from the Street
"It’s pretty clear that the Emperor has been seriously ill for quite some time, yet the Chancellor likes to pretend that everything is okay."
2 Months Later the condition of the emperor is still unknown to even the Senate
April 1st 3301 sees an Assassination attempt on the Emperor or so we are told by Chancellor Blaine
Arissa is already styling herself as Princess even though the Marriage had not yet taken place, also note she speaks from the Steps of the Imperial Palance where, outside of Staff, only Chancellor Blaine and the Lavigny family seem to have access to the Emperor but not the Senate
As we go back to December 20 3300 as we are told
We are then assured by the Chancellor that, again, Princess Arissa's agents have captured the assassin, and this leads to various purges of "criminal elements"
From Galnet 11 APR 3301 – Imperial Citizens are Meant to Fly
Evidently the Senator from Facece wasn’t engaging in empty political posturing when she said that she would find those responsible for the attack on her father. On Arissa’s orders a sizeable number of Counts and Earls have flocked to Facece to help investigate both their fellow nobility and the citizenry under their care.
One notes that both Chancellor Blaine's base of operations in in Facece being the former Senator of Facece before being appoint Chancellor and Senator Arrisa Lavigny is the Senator for Facece and both conduct their own investigations into who is guilty fingering various Imperial Factions linked to her rivals for succession such as the Emperors Grace of HR 706 who were clients of Senator Patreus
20 JUN 3301 see there Emperor Recovering according to Chancellor Blaine but it was not until July 14 3301 (the Author's 33 Birthday) that Chancellor Blaine announces the Emperor is out of the Coma
A mere 4 days later the Empoer is well enough to address the senate and announce his wedding, and fast track it at that
"“We live in times that hold great promise for our beloved Empire. The uncertainty of the past months has weakened our resolve and this cannot be allowed to continue. For too long some leaders of our society have vied against each other and squandered resources over a matter which will be guided by tradition.
“As Emperor it is my duty to ensure the success of the Empire and its continuation long into the future. To that end the previously announced marriage with my good friend Florence Lavigny will proceed at the earliest opportunity. As the wedding has already been announced we will not have to wait the customary thirty days to conduct the ceremony, but we will still give time for wellwishers to attend. Preparations are in the process of being finalised and will be announced by the middle of next week.” "
Odd HIM spoke of a matter which will be guided by tradition when he has ignored tradition be disinheriting HIH Harald, and marrying the mother of his illegitimate free birth daughter who has already declared herself Crown Princess
Later on Jul 29 HIH Aisling points out there are the ingredients for a Conspiracy
And on August 5th the day of the wedding
The city is in a state of shock following news that the Emperor was attacked by a high-ranking official during the wedding ceremony.
During the ceremony, it was never completed.
And yet, once all empire was no longer shaken, we had a Princess who now hyphenates her name to Lavigny-Duval, despite HIM Hengist Duval never marrying Florence Lavigny.
With the Death of the Emperor, there was a question of succession.
The Duval Empire used a form of Agnatic Primogeniture, which mean Harald was next in line, but the Late Emperor's anathema remained
With the Harald's younger siblings a no show many set up arguments for Aisling or Arissa.
Both were illegitimate and both females, but Primogeniture says the child of the 1st child before the second child, as Haralds disinheritance just mean he was dead for the purposes of inheritance as so his hier would be next in line, ( Harald being in his 70s or Arissa being in her 60s)
The Senate, however decided to vote, such is the way of Power Plays
In the End Her Imperial Majesty Arissa Lavigny-Duval, bask in her Glory, is elected 16th Emperor of Achenar by the Imperial Senate
And Chancellor Blaine was left to investigate the Assassins, which lead to the Emperors Dawn and convenient connections to any rivals to the throne before that election was complete so every potential rival needed to support the Lavignys, first Paterus then Torval, and when support to Arrisa was given, innocents was declared
And who opened the senate to debate the succession?
And who did they Advocate?
Has Arrisa Usurped the Throne rightful Harald and Aislings?
Was this all a plot of revenge cooked up by Florence Lavigny to get revenge on Hengist Duval for the execution of her two sons Paul and Thibault, with her surviving daughter, Arrisa being 15 at the time,
who became Senator of Facece, and the assistant of Chancellor Anders Blaine the former Senator of Facece
A sick figurehead Emperor controlled by the Chancellor, and convivence to marry Florence Lavigny, Arrisa claiming to be his child, and claiming the Duval name and the title princess despite the marriage never being completed.
The Chancellor and the Lavignys the only people with access to the Emperor during his 6 month Coma
The Chancellor and the Lavignys leading the way with the investigation into the TWO assassination attempts against the Emperor
The Chancellor and the Lavignys now rule the Empire
One might say that Arrisa has the most to lose from the Emperor dying before the marriage, but she gained the Duval name and Princess title without the wedding but did gain the causus belli to find evidence of plots by any rival to the throne and try them in the court of public opinion.
One might say Arrisa is really the Child of Hengist who did have Prince Aristide Lavigny killed to carry on his affair with Florence but why wait 50 years to do so?
And would Florence even forgive the man that had her two sons killed?
The Duval Imperial line had been unbroken for almost a thousand years
The Duval Imperial line had been unbroken for almost a thousand years
Though her father the former Crown Prince Harald Duval was disinherited by the late Emperor Hengist Duval, there were some on the Empire that still favoured that line for the throne.
How strong still is her Claim, and would a wedding and Heir strengthen any push to install the pretender to the throne
Was it really the late Imperial Majesty's will to disinherit his son?
At the time the 118 year old Emperor has been unwell and he has been not involved himself in politics for a long time, relying on his Chancellor, Senator Blaine to the point the Chancellor made it clear the emperor was but a figurehead
"The great Emperor Hengist has not involved himself in the detail of politics for a long time. It is a terrible loss for us all that he is unwell, but even if the worst does come and our beloved Emperor passes away, we will have a coronation, we will have a spectacular ceremony and some great parties, but nothing will really change. The Senate and I will continue to run the Empire."
In order to declare his son unwell, he did appear before the senate but was restricted to a travel chair, and was his last public appearance.
The sick Emperor Hengist Duval has managed to appear in the Senate, albeit in a travel chair, to issue a decree.
The Claim that Arrisa is a child of HIM Hengist came from her first of all
Glanet News 20 DEC 3300 said:"Arissa Lavigny, the outspoken courtier and the daughter of historic socialite Prince Aristide Lavigny (famously eaten by his own pet Linglang when Arissa was very young) has declared that the Prince was not her father.
She claimed that she is in fact the illegitimate daughter of Emperor Hengist. She spent many of her early years around the Imperial Court. Her father and mother were close friends of the Emperor, and perhaps now we know why. Her mother is still seen in court from time to time.
The information was conveyed in a press release and our requests for an interview with Arissa have so far been declined.
This would put her claim to the throne ahead of Aisling Duval's, but her parents being unmarried still means her claim is not solid. Palace officials could not be drawn to comment, but the fact that the Palace has not issued a denial is significant."
But one must note that the Prince Aristide Lavigny (famously eaten by his own pet Linglang when Arissa was very young) mentioned had sons who accused the Emperor Hengist of having their father killed back in 3250
EMPEROR DECREES DAY OF MOURNING
J.J.
His most exalted Excellency, Hengist Duval has graciously declared an Imperial day of mourning to commemorate the sudden demise of His trusted and esteemed advisor, Prince Aristide de Lavigny. Prince de L., who retired from a most honourable career at the Imperial Diplomatic Court earlier this year met with a mysterious accident at his home on Lake Parisot, Topaz.
Speculation is rife that Federal agents were responsible for subverting members of his staff who subsequently engineered the Prince's death. Captain Grieg of the Imperial Guard has been dispatched from Capitol to investigate the circumstances.
The Prince's empty coffin will lie in state in the Capitoline Memorial as a mark of respect and visitors wishing to view it are advised to apply in triplicate to the Imperial Funerary Department.
WHO DUNNIT ?
J.J.
Diplomatic relations between the Empire and Federation are strained this week as controversy rages over the recent death of Emperor Duval's aide, Aristide de Lavigny at his retreat on Topaz, Facece. While initially thought to have been accidentally eaten by a pet linglang, it now appears, from different allegations, that the guy was either murdered by Federation agents disguised as gardeners or knocked off and then fed to the linglang by Facecian agents sent to assassinate him by the Emperor himself.
Either way, we feel it was hard on the linglang who was shot without trial. Haydon Gobbo, the Lainlan wit was overheard observing that Lavigny's empty coffin now lying in state in the Capitoline Memorial would be better filled with the linglang's body since at least that way, Aristide might get a proper funeral.
In fact they didn't just accuse the Emperor, they were apparently killed in an assassination attempt
WHO IS THE ASSASSIN
J.J.
News has broken recently of an assassination attempt made last week on the life of Hengist Duval, Emperor of Achenar. Though efforts seem to have been made to hush up the circumstances surrounding this incident, information has leaked through to Inner Core news agencies which suggest that the assassins were members of Prince de Lavigny's family incensed by his recent death at the hands (or should we say at the teeth) of a rogue linglang.
Readers may remember the Empire's laughable insinuations that Federal operatives instigated this unfortunate occurrence but events are beginning to unfold which reveal a darker side to de Lavigny's death. It is now confirmed that both the Prince's sons, Paul and Thibault de Lavigny are being held for trial charged with High Treason and Attempted Regicide.
Earlier reports of the rupture between the Emperor and de Lavigny, previously one of the closest Imperial advisors, and the subsequent enforced retirement of the latter are now being re-examined.
Diplomatic mouths are sealed but Federalists are beginning to ask this question - why should de Lavigny's own sons attempt to kill their father's benefactor?
Just how clean are Imperial hands?
It was not the Emperor but a palace spokesman that announced on behalf of his grace Emperor Hengist Duval, that he is to marry Florence Lavigny, a sweetheart from his younger years.
Rumours then spread that the Emperor's illness has taken a turn for the worse.
Speeders carrying medical experts have been seen entering the palace, and inadvertently last night an Imperial aide confirmed that one wing of the Imperial Palace has been turned into a hospital.
Come Dec 31 3300 HIM Arrisa is already talking of her succession to the Throne
"His Excellency Chancellor Anders Blaine has served my father well for over five decades. Soon my mother will finally marry my father, but rest assured if and when the time comes I will serve the Empire as best I can, and will bring continuity and stability"
On the 15th of January 3301 Aisling Duval lodged an objection to the marriage of her grandfather, the Emperor to Florence Lavigny.
Coming out of the Office for Marriage with her Lawyer she read a prepared statement from a cue -
“I have lodged a formal objection to my grandfather marrying his fancy woman not for love, not for marriage itself, but to change the succession without having to appear in the Senate. That’s all I’ve got to say at this time.”
Wedding plans continue and yet rumours are circulate that the Emperor’s condition is far worse than is being admitted.
One source even claimed that he has died, but that hasn’t been confirmed.
A senior palace source informed us that Chancellor Blaine would announce his death if it happened.
18th of January
Senator Anders Blaine, Chancellor to Emperor Hengist Duval has made a statement on the steps of the Imperial Palace-
“It is with regret I have to announce that his grace, Emperor Hengist Duval’s sickness has worsened, and he has fallen into a coma. His life is not in danger, he is stable, and his doctors are hopeful of a recovery. In the mean time I will of course continue in my role as Chancellor, and the Empire will continue to run under my day to day control, as it has done for the past decades, so nothing will change.”
Rumours from anonymous Imperial staff are that Emperor Hengist is on a life support machine and perhaps unlikely to recover.
The Emperor never made it to the Senate to discuss the wedding but by the 22nd of Feb the wedding is postponed indefinitely.
Comments from the Street
"It’s pretty clear that the Emperor has been seriously ill for quite some time, yet the Chancellor likes to pretend that everything is okay."
2 Months Later the condition of the emperor is still unknown to even the Senate
Galnet 14 MAR 3301 said:Chancellor Blaine made a rare appearance at today’s Senate meeting in order to address remarks made earlier in the week by Senator Denton Patreus.
“It is with regret that I must deny the honourable Senator’s request to access the Emperor’s medical records. As has always been the case, for reasons of national security his Majesty’s medical records are only accessible by the Emperor’s personal physicians. Should his Majesty's condition change in any way, for better or for worse, I will make sure to inform the Senate as soon as possible. Until such an event comes to pass, I will continue to act in the Emperor’s stead, according to his will. As for the question of succession, that will be addressed when the situation calls for it and not before.”
April 1st 3301 sees an Assassination attempt on the Emperor or so we are told by Chancellor Blaine
Arissa is already styling herself as Princess even though the Marriage had not yet taken place, also note she speaks from the Steps of the Imperial Palance where, outside of Staff, only Chancellor Blaine and the Lavigny family seem to have access to the Emperor but not the Senate
Galnet 2nd April 3301 said:In what can only be seen as a result of the attack on her alleged father, Princess Arissa Lavigny-Duval has today broken her long silence in an address to the nation on the steps of the Imperial Palace.
“Honoured citizens of the Empire, my Imperial brothers and sisters, I come before you today not as a Princess or as a Senator, but as a concerned daughter of this nation.”
“In our father’s long absence, certain undesirable elements have sought to usurp the right and just laws which govern our civilisation. Through their dishonourable actions they seek to unravel the delicate threads that bind us together as a great and unified society.”
“The house of Duval will not allow the madness of the few to undo everything that we have struggled so long to achieve. I swear to you, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, the Emperor’s protection will stand. You will not live in fear of hunger, of sickness, of weakness or shame.”
“Enemies of the Imperial court beware. This is your one warning. You will not get another.”
As we go back to December 20 3300 as we are told
Galnet News said:Arissa Lavigny will become Princess Arissa as soon as they marry, and of the announcement she has said:
"This is one of the happiest days of my life. I will of course change my name to Duval, so the honourable Duval line will continue in both blood and name."
We are then assured by the Chancellor that, again, Princess Arissa's agents have captured the assassin, and this leads to various purges of "criminal elements"
From Galnet 11 APR 3301 – Imperial Citizens are Meant to Fly
Evidently the Senator from Facece wasn’t engaging in empty political posturing when she said that she would find those responsible for the attack on her father. On Arissa’s orders a sizeable number of Counts and Earls have flocked to Facece to help investigate both their fellow nobility and the citizenry under their care.
One notes that both Chancellor Blaine's base of operations in in Facece being the former Senator of Facece before being appoint Chancellor and Senator Arrisa Lavigny is the Senator for Facece and both conduct their own investigations into who is guilty fingering various Imperial Factions linked to her rivals for succession such as the Emperors Grace of HR 706 who were clients of Senator Patreus
20 JUN 3301 see there Emperor Recovering according to Chancellor Blaine but it was not until July 14 3301 (the Author's 33 Birthday) that Chancellor Blaine announces the Emperor is out of the Coma
A mere 4 days later the Empoer is well enough to address the senate and announce his wedding, and fast track it at that
"“We live in times that hold great promise for our beloved Empire. The uncertainty of the past months has weakened our resolve and this cannot be allowed to continue. For too long some leaders of our society have vied against each other and squandered resources over a matter which will be guided by tradition.
“As Emperor it is my duty to ensure the success of the Empire and its continuation long into the future. To that end the previously announced marriage with my good friend Florence Lavigny will proceed at the earliest opportunity. As the wedding has already been announced we will not have to wait the customary thirty days to conduct the ceremony, but we will still give time for wellwishers to attend. Preparations are in the process of being finalised and will be announced by the middle of next week.” "
Odd HIM spoke of a matter which will be guided by tradition when he has ignored tradition be disinheriting HIH Harald, and marrying the mother of his illegitimate free birth daughter who has already declared herself Crown Princess
Later on Jul 29 HIH Aisling points out there are the ingredients for a Conspiracy
Galnet News said:Aisling Duval Questions Convenience of Emperor’s Recovery
In a secretly recorded and unguarded discussion with one of her aides, Princess Aisling Duval is allegedly seen to question the motives of Senator Anders Blaine and other parties close to the Emperor.
“How is this possible? Am I not the most beloved person in the Empire? This is clear manoeuvring to make sure that Arissa becomes the heir. I can see her annoyingly haughty expression now. That Blaine thinks she will let him carry on doing what he wants .”
The recording has received universal condemnation from sources on both sides. Senator Blaine refused to comment directly, although an aide claimed that an investigation would be initiated.
Aisling Duval issued a statement denying the validity of the recording:
“This so-called recording is barely audible, and clearly a fabrication. I have not and would not say the despicable things portrayed in this horrid fantasy. My best technicians are already working to discover how this fraud has been perpetrated, and rest assured that the criminals will be caught.”
And on August 5th the day of the wedding
The city is in a state of shock following news that the Emperor was attacked by a high-ranking official during the wedding ceremony.
During the ceremony, it was never completed.
And yet, once all empire was no longer shaken, we had a Princess who now hyphenates her name to Lavigny-Duval, despite HIM Hengist Duval never marrying Florence Lavigny.
With the Death of the Emperor, there was a question of succession.
The Duval Empire used a form of Agnatic Primogeniture, which mean Harald was next in line, but the Late Emperor's anathema remained
With the Harald's younger siblings a no show many set up arguments for Aisling or Arissa.
Both were illegitimate and both females, but Primogeniture says the child of the 1st child before the second child, as Haralds disinheritance just mean he was dead for the purposes of inheritance as so his hier would be next in line, ( Harald being in his 70s or Arissa being in her 60s)
Galnet August 9th 3301 said:Near the close of 3300, Hengist decreed that his only legitimate child, Harold (who is Aisling Duval’s unmarried father), was not of sound mind and so unfit for rule, and in any case had no legitimate children himself. Following this announcement Arissa Lavigny-Duval declared that she was the illegitimate child of Hengist. The Emperor supported this claim by announcing his forthcoming marriage with Arissa’s mother, Florence Lavigny, and was expected to formally adopt Arissa and cement her claim to the throne.
With his murder and the marriage not completed the succession to the imperial throne is again not clear cut and many fear the potential instability this could cause to the Empire if not decided quickly after the Emperor’s funeral.
The Senate, however decided to vote, such is the way of Power Plays
In the End Her Imperial Majesty Arissa Lavigny-Duval, bask in her Glory, is elected 16th Emperor of Achenar by the Imperial Senate
And Chancellor Blaine was left to investigate the Assassins, which lead to the Emperors Dawn and convenient connections to any rivals to the throne before that election was complete so every potential rival needed to support the Lavignys, first Paterus then Torval, and when support to Arrisa was given, innocents was declared
27 AUG 3301 – Zemina Torval and Florence Lavigny Join Patreus’ Campaign said:Zemina Torval and Florence Lavigny Join Patreus’ Campaign
Senator Patreus has seen a resurgence of support since his declaration of war against the group responsible for Emperor Hengist Duval’s murder. Reports from the campaign have indicated that Emperor’s Dawn is now claiming responsibility for the regicide, although this hasn’t been independently confirmed as yet.
In a Senate session, Senator Zemina Torval declared her support for the operation and instructed her loyal followers to join the campaign.
Analysts have been keenly watching the political landscape shift in the weeks since the Emperor’s death. Many had written off Patreus as his influence waned with the dishonour of his association with the Emperor’s assassin, Brendan Paul Darius. However, his decisive action against Emperor’s Dawn has raised his profile. Some believe that it is a cynical ploy by Patreus, but none can argue that he has gained the support of the Senate heavyweights.
Even Florence Lavigny has spoken out for unity and support for Patreus:
“When I was much younger, and my first husband dear Aristide was sadly eaten by a Ling Lang in his own menagerie, there were conspiracy theories, none of which were true. The simple truth was he was foolish to keep so many dangerous animals as pets. I’ve known Denton for years, and I know he wasn’t involved in the Emperor’s murder. Hengist had many enemies, but Denton Patreus was not one of them.”
And who opened the senate to debate the succession?
And who did they Advocate?
07 SEP 3301 – Chancellor Blaine Opens Senate Debate said:With the sombre echo of Emperor Hengist Duval still resonating throughout Capitol, the Senate reopened today to deliberate how the question of succession will be resolved. Chancellor Anders Blaine opened the discussion:
“Without a clear line of succession, we have a solemn duty to decide who will rule the Empire in these fractious times. It is clear that our beloved Emperor wished for Senator Arissa Lavigny-Duval to become heir and so, when the time came, become Emperor. That time has now come, but the law does not allow us to honour his wishes. Instead, we must follow the rules set out for us by centuries of law and tradition.
“The Senate has one month to determine who will be the 16th ruler to sit on the Imperial throne. The candidate must be of royal blood or of royal marriage, and must have a clear majority backing of the Senate in the final count. The final tally will be taken on October the 5th.
“Personally, I would urge the senators present to consider the Emperor’s intentions carefully. I knew him well, and I know that everything he did was for the good of the Empire.”
The city has almost recovered from the massive influx of mourners, and the streets are once again clear of the press of humanity. Now the question on everyone’s lips is: who will be the next to occupy the Great Throne?
Has Arrisa Usurped the Throne rightful Harald and Aislings?
Was this all a plot of revenge cooked up by Florence Lavigny to get revenge on Hengist Duval for the execution of her two sons Paul and Thibault, with her surviving daughter, Arrisa being 15 at the time,
who became Senator of Facece, and the assistant of Chancellor Anders Blaine the former Senator of Facece
A sick figurehead Emperor controlled by the Chancellor, and convivence to marry Florence Lavigny, Arrisa claiming to be his child, and claiming the Duval name and the title princess despite the marriage never being completed.
The Chancellor and the Lavignys the only people with access to the Emperor during his 6 month Coma
The Chancellor and the Lavignys leading the way with the investigation into the TWO assassination attempts against the Emperor
The Chancellor and the Lavignys now rule the Empire
One might say that Arrisa has the most to lose from the Emperor dying before the marriage, but she gained the Duval name and Princess title without the wedding but did gain the causus belli to find evidence of plots by any rival to the throne and try them in the court of public opinion.
One might say Arrisa is really the Child of Hengist who did have Prince Aristide Lavigny killed to carry on his affair with Florence but why wait 50 years to do so?
And would Florence even forgive the man that had her two sons killed?
The Duval Imperial line had been unbroken for almost a thousand years
The Duval Imperial line had been unbroken for almost a thousand years
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