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Here's my story; it's not pretty, but it's here:
Louis declared war on Orlais while he was drunk (what's new?) at another party that he'd thrown while Adelheid was still in Bial. And, although he was gunghoe about it, at first, by the time Adelheid and the family returned to France, Louis had abandoned the war and returned to throwing extravagant parties. This, however, caused the Orlaisians to go on the offensive, seizing as much from France that they could (and with no orders coming down the chain from the French crown, you can bet that the Orlaisians were pretty darn successful).
Adelheid, who was more interested in politics and government and who valued the French crown more than her husband ever had, secretly took up the war, saying that she wouldn't allow her husband's stupid proclamation to cause her to lose her throne. With Louis as the figurehead of the war and Prince Charles at her side (as her main advisor), it seemed that nothing would be able to stop Adelheid.
When peace talks with Orlais went horribly wrong, Adelheid and Charles decided to continue to defend their land. The war has caused a great deal of suffering in France and it is a constant drain on the coffers (although this doesn't stop Louis from throwing ever-more extravagant parties). They weren't in trouble, yet, but they would be if the war waged for much longer than five years.
This was when Adelheid decided to write to Walter, hoping to enlist his help in vanquishing the Orlaisians, once and for all. She signed Louis's name to the letter, certain that Walter would never approve of Adelheid being in charge. When his negative response returned, she couldn't say that she was surprised and neither could she fault Walter for his reasoning. Unfortunately, this negative response was handed to Adelheid by Magdalena, whose arrival was shortly followed by Joseph.
Keeping Adelheid's participation in the war a secret from Magdalena and Joseph was vital and frustrating. Adelheid and Charles had to discuss battle tactics in whispers whenever they could get a single moment alone, which wasn't often. Several times, Magdalena made insinuations to Adelheid about an affair between the Queen of France and her brother-in-law, which Adelheid eventually conceded because it was easier than the truth and would keep Magdalena's eyes shut to what was really happening. Truth was, Adelheid and Charles hadn't touched each other since the night she found out about her mother's death, and they were pretending like nothing had ever happened. Heike looked more and more like Queen Dowager Elizabeth and Princess Käthelëin everyday, so no one would probably ever really know who was her true father.
Joseph was another matter. Adelheid's spies that were set up in the Orlaisian court (because everyone has spies) had reported seeing a man that matched Joseph's description speaking to the King and Queen of Orlais and claiming to be bearing gifts from Bial. Adelheid's temper flared when she heard this, for how dare her brothers conspire against her? She ordered that the man-who-looked-like-Joseph be closely watched at all times and for her spies to watch the rest of her family, too. If there were any secret messages being sent to or from Bial, Adelheid wanted to know about it...
When Adelheid found out she was pregnant, it was an inconvenience, but by now she'd almost grown used to being pregnant, so it wasn't too bad. When she gave birth to yet another daughter, she was disappointed, but, once more, she'd sort of grown used to it, and hadn't really expected a boy. Louis was still hungover the morning of the baby's christening and so was unable to attend, and Adelheid had already decided that she was going to name this baby and had already come up with what she would name her daughter. The baby was named Thérèse (after both Magdalena & Joseph's wife Maria Elisabeth) Édith (again for Magdalena, the baby's godmother) Frédérique (for Walter) Antoinette (for Joseph) Bonfils, in an attempt to remind her siblings that family loyalties should come first.
Louis declared war on Orlais while he was drunk (what's new?) at another party that he'd thrown while Adelheid was still in Bial. And, although he was gunghoe about it, at first, by the time Adelheid and the family returned to France, Louis had abandoned the war and returned to throwing extravagant parties. This, however, caused the Orlaisians to go on the offensive, seizing as much from France that they could (and with no orders coming down the chain from the French crown, you can bet that the Orlaisians were pretty darn successful).
Adelheid, who was more interested in politics and government and who valued the French crown more than her husband ever had, secretly took up the war, saying that she wouldn't allow her husband's stupid proclamation to cause her to lose her throne. With Louis as the figurehead of the war and Prince Charles at her side (as her main advisor), it seemed that nothing would be able to stop Adelheid.
When peace talks with Orlais went horribly wrong, Adelheid and Charles decided to continue to defend their land. The war has caused a great deal of suffering in France and it is a constant drain on the coffers (although this doesn't stop Louis from throwing ever-more extravagant parties). They weren't in trouble, yet, but they would be if the war waged for much longer than five years.
This was when Adelheid decided to write to Walter, hoping to enlist his help in vanquishing the Orlaisians, once and for all. She signed Louis's name to the letter, certain that Walter would never approve of Adelheid being in charge. When his negative response returned, she couldn't say that she was surprised and neither could she fault Walter for his reasoning. Unfortunately, this negative response was handed to Adelheid by Magdalena, whose arrival was shortly followed by Joseph.
Keeping Adelheid's participation in the war a secret from Magdalena and Joseph was vital and frustrating. Adelheid and Charles had to discuss battle tactics in whispers whenever they could get a single moment alone, which wasn't often. Several times, Magdalena made insinuations to Adelheid about an affair between the Queen of France and her brother-in-law, which Adelheid eventually conceded because it was easier than the truth and would keep Magdalena's eyes shut to what was really happening. Truth was, Adelheid and Charles hadn't touched each other since the night she found out about her mother's death, and they were pretending like nothing had ever happened. Heike looked more and more like Queen Dowager Elizabeth and Princess Käthelëin everyday, so no one would probably ever really know who was her true father.
Joseph was another matter. Adelheid's spies that were set up in the Orlaisian court (because everyone has spies) had reported seeing a man that matched Joseph's description speaking to the King and Queen of Orlais and claiming to be bearing gifts from Bial. Adelheid's temper flared when she heard this, for how dare her brothers conspire against her? She ordered that the man-who-looked-like-Joseph be closely watched at all times and for her spies to watch the rest of her family, too. If there were any secret messages being sent to or from Bial, Adelheid wanted to know about it...
When Adelheid found out she was pregnant, it was an inconvenience, but by now she'd almost grown used to being pregnant, so it wasn't too bad. When she gave birth to yet another daughter, she was disappointed, but, once more, she'd sort of grown used to it, and hadn't really expected a boy. Louis was still hungover the morning of the baby's christening and so was unable to attend, and Adelheid had already decided that she was going to name this baby and had already come up with what she would name her daughter. The baby was named Thérèse (after both Magdalena & Joseph's wife Maria Elisabeth) Édith (again for Magdalena, the baby's godmother) Frédérique (for Walter) Antoinette (for Joseph) Bonfils, in an attempt to remind her siblings that family loyalties should come first.
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