Born into the lap of luxury and a time of turmoil, Duchesse Eleonore Vigneron experiences her coming of age in the Court of Louis XVI . Embroiled in the chaos that surrounds Versailles, Eleni uses her unique blend of wit, charm, and beauty to ensure...
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"I was a Queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains. Take it, but do not make me suffer long." --- Marie Antoinette
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8 décembre 1793
Versailles, France
Once opulent and full of the richness of life, the city is nothing but torch-lit darkness, stinking of death and screaming of everything vicious. Eleni runs, and runs, panic building in her chest. She pushes her way through the crowd of people shouting insults at her, doing her best to keep the tears safely within her eyes. The young woman does not know these people, but they despise her. She is not Eleni to them. She is a symbol of everything the torches and blades aim to destroy. Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ou la Mort! The chants fill Eleni's ears as she moves as fast as she can towards the doors of the home of her youth, narrowly escaping grasping hands. She seeks salvation far away from memories of royal palaces and glittering jewels, wishing only to be Eleni again. I am just a girl, she screams in her head, knowing full well she is not.
Eleni tries not to cringe as the night reverberates with the sounds of agonising destruction and sadistic laughter. Hands pull at her skirts, and she feels the stinging heat of fire too close to her skin. It makes her heart beat faster, desperate for sanctuary as her shoulder collides roughly with the door.
I am just a girl, she cries out silently, blinking tears away as the pain in her shoulder radiates through her body. I have done nothing. I only wanted to see my roses.
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