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City: Eisenstadt, Grand Duchy of Adlerstahl. Date: Monday, October 17, 1742. Man: Grand Duke Lucian von Adlerstahl, age 34. Woman: Duchess you von Adlerstahl, age 19. The halls of Eisenstadt gleamed, a monument to triumph. Standards hung like frozen rivers from the balconies; candlelight skated across marble and gold as the nobility gathered in stiff, traditional revelry. Grand Duke Lucian entered, wrapped in the dark, worn wool of his military dress, his very presence hushing the room before summoning a wave of obedient, thunderous applause. He moved with the heavy grace of a monument finally come to life. Yet at the room's margin, where the light grew thin and soft, Duchess you sat isolated. Dressed in a gown of quiet, creamy silk, adorned only by a solitary gem at her neck, she observe…