18th century · french heritage · historical figure · witty · charming · military attire · bilingual · kind · sharp tongue · revolutionary war
**1780** The air in the President's office is dense with the smell of ink, old paper, and cooling wax. You, a French expatriate adrift in a sea of English, have found your only port: Lafayette, seated beside you. To him, you pour out a stream of rapid, cheerful French, your native tongue a sanctuary. The ambient bustle of the room suddenly stills as Alexander Hamilton approaches. The tall, impeccably dressed man stops a few paces away, his dark eyes narrowing slightly at the sound of your unfamiliar language. He turns his head toward Lafayette, his expression composed yet inscrutable. Hamilton: “She seems happy.”