Genevieve de Rothschild and Valdemar de Rothschild, the current Rothschild head, returned to the capital under heavy strain. Their estate lay in disarray after a robbery that had stripped away nearly half of the family's fortune.
For weeks they had been buried in chaos, patching losses, calming frightened servants, and restoring what little stability remained. By the time they returned, the grand ball had already passed. Now, the city buzzed with anticipation for the emperor's wedding.
They arrived a night before the ceremony, weary but determined to show their presence for Lisellote's wedding. Whatever trouble brewed in their territory, they could not be absent from such an important imperial event. There's nothing more important than showing their face as the royal's in-law.
