Category Archives: Act I – I. The Beginning

The first meeting between Roman and Kira. Meet Uri, Boris and Fedor. Roman escorts Kira and her Father and saves them from an assassination attempt. They dine together.

Dining Together

KIRA’S FATHER, ALEXANDER ALESKSANDROVICH, had requested Roman stay for dinner, at the insistence of his daughter. The stuffy protocol caused Roman to fidget in his seat. But he was willing to suffer for the opportunity of sitting next to Kira. … Continue reading

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The Escort

THE SUN WAS STILL HIGH in the cloudless sky at late afternoon. Roman trotted his horse, Ivan, through a stylish neighborhood. His new orders commanded him to escort out-of-town guests. He would rather have been in battle than in the … Continue reading

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The Musketeers

ROMAN STOOD AT THE BALLROOM ENTRYWAY. He spied his friends across the room. They lifted their glasses to him and laughed as the young woman walked away. He glared back at them. Uri, the tallest of the three was a … Continue reading

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The First Meeting

RUSSIA 1898 ROMAN PAVLOVITCH a tall, chiseled-jaw officer in his mid-twenties tugged on his tunic, cleared his thoughts and vowed to enjoy the evening. He ap­proached Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra, stopped several feet before their thrones, bowed to … Continue reading

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