Chapter 4 – Fairy Tales by Madame d’Aulnoy

Now that the name of Princess Schwarzenberg has been spoken, can we expect the intrigue to ignite? Hardly. What would your reaction have been to such a silly, childish tale? Would you have taken it seriously? I suspect not — and neither does Marianne. Instead, the two sisters settle themselves comfortably to read some fairy […]
Chapter 4 – Sister Amalia

Archduchess Marianne, still confined to bed, receives her next amiable visitor. Half-secretly, her younger sister Amalia — affectionately nicknamed Mali — slips away from her lessons to see her admired elder sister. Of all the siblings, these two share the closest bond. Eleven-year-old Amalia bore a strong resemblance to Marianne in her lively, curious and […]