AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

[orchid blossom]

He casually says, "I saved the life of his father, Czar Alexander II. Possibly Vladimir's life as well as they were together. They were with the French Emperor Napoleon III, so he also might have been killed. I was ten years old at the time."

"I think I've lost the capacity to be surprised when you drop that kind of thing. You aren't going to just leave it there, are you? Details, man!"

 

[Silver Moon]

"I think I've lost the capacity to be surprised when you drop that kind of thing. You aren't going to just leave it there, are you? Details, man!"

"On June 6, 1867, an assassination attempt against the Czar. It was in all the papers. The start of the 1867 World's Fair in Paris was marred by a Polish nobleman named Antoni Berezovsky's pointing a double barreled pistol at open carriage that the Czar, his son, and the French Emperor were riding in.

The official story is that the gun malfunctioned and blew up in the assassin's hands. The Czar's son Vlad was actually the only one who saw what really happened, that the gun exploded after being hit by a magic missile spell thrown by a young Scottish boy in the next carriage."


http://www.bridgemanart.com/en-GB/a...shed-by-pinot-sagair-epinal-1867-colour-litho

 

[Queenie]

OOC: So, should Ruby just stay in her room?

 

[orchid blossom]

"The official story is that the gun malfunctioned and blew up in the assassin's hands. The Czar's son Vlad was actually the only one who saw what really happened, that the gun exploded after being hit by a magic missile spell thrown by a young Scottish boy in the next carriage."

"He obviously made an effort to find you, and keep in touch with you after all these years. So while I'm sure he's grateful, he must just flat out like you as well," she said.

"Will you really go to St. Petersburgh at some point?"

 

[Silver Moon]

OOC: So, should Ruby just stay in her room?

OOC: Hell no. After a short rest have her get up and go do something. Jon and I should be finished up soon with the Queen and you'll get her, but in the meanwhile I'm sure that Ruby can find some trouble to get into in an Arabian city.

 

[Silver Moon]

"He obviously made an effort to find you, and keep in touch with you after all these years. So while I'm sure he's grateful, he must just flat out like you as well," she said.

He approached me immediately after it happened, astutely deducing that his bringing attention to what I had done would cause great embarrassment to my family given the attitude towards wizard magic in the British Isles. Vlad and I have been good friends since then, and often timed our visits to Paris to coincide. In many ways he's like the older brother I never had. He introduced me to many 'firsts' in my life, although with Paris as the backdrop, that isn't necessarily hard to do.

I will say this, that day had a very profound influence on my life. I would not be here now, or in my profession for the past several years, had it not been for what happened then.

"Will you really go to St. Petersburg at some point?"

He replies, "I really should. I visited there once with my father when I was twelve and Vlad was twenty-two. I met Vlad's brother then, although he didn't become the Czar until their father was killed early last year. Unfortunately due to my father's presence that trip was far more formal that I would have liked it to be.

I have not made it back there since, my work always interfered. I would truly love to meet his family, he has written me and sent photographs, but I would like to meet them in person. I guess it's time for me to finally learn Russian, I never had to before as the adult Romanov's all speak fluent French.

OOC: I can guarantee that Callum will visit St. Petersburg, as he already has. He was used as a playing character in a "Seven Outlaws in Search of a Bank" Sidewinder Recoiled module played a while ago that was set in December of 1882. Basically, Queen Victoria agreed to let Deadeye Douglas's gang out of their British prison to hunt down stolen British crown jewels that had been tracked to St. Petersburg. Callum went along as their guard.

 

[Queenie]

OOC: I love that little Deadeye update!

Ruby hung around in her room for a while, ruminating on what her teacher and friend had just told her. Had he not been involved with killing Mina's first husband, Ruby would never have been born. She was very saddened thinking that she might not be able to easily see her mentor, and he probably wouldn't be "dropping in" to save her any time soon. It was very overwhelming for her to think on, and she was upset she couldn't speak to George about it.

She took a deep breath in then stood and checked herself in the mirror. It would be better to be out and about and not thinking about this now. Later she would speak to George about it but for now she was going to drown her thoughts by having an adventure. She smoothed out her hair, took some of George's hidden money, then returned downstairs to look for the Shiek's friend who would accompany her in the city.

 

[Silver Moon]

She smoothed out her hair, took some of George's hidden money, then returned downstairs to look for the Shiek's friend who would accompany her in the city.

The Sultan brings her to a room where a young dark-haired woman is working on record books. He introduces her a Ela, his head of guest services, and also a cousin. Ruby is a little surprised by the woman's youth for somebody with such responsibilities at a grand hotel, appearing perhaps even younger than Ruby. Ela smiles and says excitedly, "Let us go shopping."

 

[orchid blossom]

He replies, "I really should. I visited there once with my father when I was twelve and Vlad was twenty-two. I met Vlad's brother then, although he didn't become the Czar until their father was killed early last year. Unfortunately due to my father's presence that trip was far more formal that I would have liked it to be.

I have not made it back there since, my work always interfered. I would truly love to meet his family, he has written me and sent photographs, but I would like to meet them in person. I guess it's time for me to finally learn Russian, I never had to before as the adult Romanov's all speak fluent French.

"Well, as I like you just the way you are, I suppose I owe him a debt. It seems like your father's presence brings down a lot of things that would be fun otherwise.

Your work won't be in a position to interfere now, or at least you're in a position to choose work that will let you get there soon. Maybe I'll learn the Russian with you. It's been a while since I picked up a new language, I'm probably getting rusty."

 

[Silver Moon]

"Your work won't be in a position to interfere now, or at least you're in a position to choose work that will let you get there soon. Maybe I'll learn the Russian with you. It's been a while since I picked up a new language, I'm probably getting rusty."

He says, "That would be wonderful, although winter is by far not the best time of year to visit Russia. Napoleon Bonaparte discovered that. Perhaps next summer."