The tactical assault on Duke Julian’s private estate had been executed with the overwhelming, ruthless efficiency of a military siege. At two o'clock in the morning, while the capital was still reeling from the shocking revelation of the poisoned chalice at the State Banquet, four companies of the Sovereign Guard had completely cordoned off the Boulevard des Aigles. Major Richter had deployed two batteries of twelve-pounder mountain howitzers on the…
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