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“At least the French can cook better than the Swiss.”

“I think the children are so happy to be playing on familiar grounds once again.”

"I thought French wine was meant to be good.”

“The Swiss better be torturing the surviving rebels.” Johannes had been quick to send people to the rack- or worse- since the beginning of his reign. Not only did it insure truthful confessions, but it was punishment for the deeds of others. “Perhaps Austria should be in charge of it- we always get our answers.”

“Did the guards at the door escape your attention, or did you think them just for show?” Isabel snapped. She was, after all, not in her own chambers, but a secluded study that was open to all, but the interruption had soured her already dire mood.

“I feel like I’ve just got used to being away from home, and now here we are, uprooted again,” Alexandra said. “I am sure France will feel like a home away from home in no time, it’s quite lovely here,” she added, positively.