Queen Marie: 2-18 Prisoner on the Throne

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Losing the crown is not the end of the world. Perhaps it is time for me to start living for myself. The only question is, will I have the courage to embrace this freedom?

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Dialogue Choices

As we get nearer to the sounds...I imagine light glinting off sharp, deathly blades.

• Prepare to fight
  • No change
• Observe quietly
  • No change

In 2-16 Letter from Far Away

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• If you chose Fersen, you will unlock:
  • 2-19 Return to Versailles

• If you chose Lafayette, you will unlock:
  • 2-21 Under the Shadows

Transcript

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• The carriage has been going on for most of the night. The long journey, the sudden, rushed departure, and our taut nerves have exhausted us.
• You: I don't know how long it'll take to get to Sainte-Menehould... Once we're there, we'll look for the people that the Marquis de Lafayette has arranged for us to meet.

• Louis XVI: If we maintain this speed... Perhaps it'll take us four days.

• You: Four days? But we planned to reach there within 3 days... What's going on?

• I pull up the curtain to check outside. The weather seems fine, but the carriage seems to be moving really slowly.
• I look at the passing scenery, and at Paris not far away, and I get a bad feeling...
• You: We've been travelling for so long...but we're still so near Paris?

• You: Guard, what's going on?

• Guard: ...

• You: No matter what happened, we won't blame you!

• Guard: I'm sorry... I'm really sorry.

• My heart stops for a moment.
• Guard: We must send you back to Paris... We must tell the people that you're trying to escape France.

• The King and I exchange a look, and I gaze disbelievingly at the guard. Countless possibilities flash across my mind.
• You: Has someone bribed you? What are you going to do to us?

• Guard: No, no one has approached us.

• Guard: We're doing this for the Marquis de Lafayette and Count Fersen.

• Guard: The people trust them so much, and I can't bear to see them...go their deaths because of you.

• His voice is full of admiration when he mentions Lafayette and Fersen.
• You: ...So you area afraid that our escape will be discovered, and that they will get into trouble.

• Guard: I'm sorry, but we must do this.

• They look at us without a shred of hatred...I sense that this is a decision they feel that they've been forced to make.
• Louis XVI: I see.

• Louis XVI: He personally picked you all because he trusts you. You accompanied him on the battlefield and survived, and you're all like brothers to him.

• Louis XVI: Of course you would be more loyal to him than to me... If it were me, I would do the same.

• Louis XVI: I don't blame you... Do what you think you must do, if this is truly what you want.

• Guard: I'm sorry, and thank you...your Majesty.

• The King looks at them gravely, with the calm of one who has accepted his fate, as though even his last flicker of hope has turned to ashes.
• We do not resist, nor do we plan to resist in any way. The carriage turns back towards Paris.

• The carriage stops, and the guards pull open the doors, and gesture for us to get out.
• Guard: People of France! The King and Queen have betrayed France!

• Guard: Last night, they planned to leave the country, and the great Marquis de Lafayette and Count Fersen discovered their plan and have decided to stand with the people!

• Guard: We chased after them, and managed to bring them back to Paris!

• Guard: I repeat, they have betrayed France! Betrayed their people!

• In a flash, everyone's eyes are on us.
• Citizen: Liars! They are all liars! Tricksters wearing crowns!

• Citizen: We don't want a King and Queen like that! Topple them! We'll establish our own country!

• They rage and yell, and their eyes are like sharp daggers cutting us to the core.
• The commotion spreads throughout the square, and soon I can no longer make out what they're saying. I can only stand mutely on the spot.
• Finally, I see them all rushing towards us...like a pack of wolves about to tear us apart.

• The guards blocked the mob, so we weren't killed on the spot that day.
• The angry civilians have decided that we are to be executed, to appease the hatred they're harbored so long within them.
• You: (Executed... I guess it's all come to this after all...)

• I curl up in a corner of the dungeon cell, hug myself and close my eyes...

• Half asleep, I suddenly hear a scratchy sound.

• You: Your Majesty? What are you doing?

• Louis XVI: I'm sorry... I didn't mean to wake you.

• The King is fiddling around with a long hair pin stuck into the lock, as though he's trying to pick it open.
• He seems intensely focused on his task, and every movement careful and precise, just like the way he was whenever he was analyzing locks in his study.
• Louis XVI: Marie, I did it... Do you see that? I did it!

• Louis XVI: Now we can escape... We're not going to die here, no matter what.

• You: Your Majesty, I thought you were like me...

• Louis XVI: You thought I'd given up?

• Louis XVI: It's easy to give up here... But I don't want anyone else to be sacrificed because of me.

• Louis XVI: Marie, if they know we're here, I'm sure Lafayette and the rest would think of a way to rescue us.

• Yes, but right now the people regard them as heroes, and they can't oppose the people publicly...
• I really wish to see them, but we can't do that right now.
• Louis XVI: As long as we manage to escape, we won't get them into trouble... But it'll be far more dangerous than we can ever imagine.

• Louis XVI: Even if we succeed, I'm afraid our lives will be difficult.

• Our attempt to flee has angered the civilians, and no country will be able to send troops to save us...
• So much danger lies ahead of us, and I can't see any hope nor any light at the end of the tunnel.
• Push on in the face of great difficulty, or wait here for death... There are only two options, and I know what my answer is.
• You: Your Majesty, mortals fear death.

• You: And now we no longer fear death, so what else do we have to fear?

• Louis XVI: You are right.

• The King gently pushes open the door, and then motions for me to follow him.
• The passageway is silent, and we see no sight of any guards.
• You: How could the security possibly be so lax?

• Louis XVI: They think that a King and Queen who only know how to waste money, are absolutely incapable of breaking out of a dungeon... It sounds pathetic, but this is reality.

• Yes, and I guess that's not such a bad thing after all, We should make good use of this chance.
• We walk carefully along the wall, and then stop at a fork in the passageway.
• It's dark and we can't see what lies at the end of each route, but we can hear voices... We stay where we are, unsure of which route to take.
• Louis XVI: I think there are more voices down the left corridor...

• Louis XVI: Let's take the one on the right.

• Cat: Meow.

• The cat had appeared out of the blue, and after meowing once, it walks to the left passage, and keeps turning its head to look back at us.
• You: (Is it...trying to get us to follow it?)

• It seems ridiculous, but my gut tells me that the left passage has got to be the right choice.
• You: Your Majesty, I know this sounds crazy, and it must just be a coincidence... But should we trust this cat and take the left passageway?

• Louis XVI: Marie, perhaps we should take the path that has less risk of running into guards.

• You: Yes, but I believe that animals have a natural instinct, and they always knows how to avoid danger.

• Louis XVI: ...

• Louis XVI: All right, since we're gambling... Let's bet our luck on this cat.

• We cautiously follow the cat, and with it guiding us, we don't run into any guards at all despite going down several forks in our path.
• You: Seems like this is going well...

• You: What's that sound?

• Louis XVI: I think someone's dealing with the guards...

• You: Do you think it's the Marquis de Lafayette and Count Fersen?

• Louis XVI: I don't know. It could also be enraged civilians who have charged into the dungeon...

• Louis XVI: No matter what it is...we must be careful.

• More sounds of bodies hitting the ground can be heard, and we hold our breath, and continue on, prepared to see what lies ahead of us.
• As we get nearer to the sounds...I imagine light glinting off sharp, deathly blades.

Prepare to fight

• I suppress my fear as best as I can, look all around me, and quietly pick up a wooden stick to defend myself.
• You: Oh, my goodness! d'Eon, is that you?

• You: I almost...

• d'Eon: Almost hit me with a stick?

• d'Eon: Your Majesty, it wasn't easy for me to infiltrate the dungeon to rescue you and the King. You can't treat me like this.

• d'Eon's flippant manner makes me relax instantly.
• You: I never expect to see you here. This is wonderful... The King and I were wondering how to get out of here.

Observe quietly

• In the darkness, I can see a dim shadow moving silently. There is some kind of liquid dripping off the blade in the person's hand...
• You: ...

• d'Eon: Good evening, my King and Queen.

• d'Eon: Looks like your Majesties have decided to fly the coop. What a lovely coincidence that we've bumped into one another. Otherwise, we might have gotten into a lot of trouble.

• You: d'Eon? Is that you?

• d'Eon: Oh, I thought you'd be happy to see me.

• You: Of course we are. You've been such a great help.

• Louis XVI: d'Eon, I'm just relieved to see that you're okay...

• Louis XVI: Thank you for not abandoning us despite the situation we're in.

• d'Eon: As long as I still live, whether it be night or day, I shall forever be a loyal shadow to the Capetian dynasty.

• d'Eon: Of course, it has not been easy infiltrating the dungeon under the watchful eye of the people... I am thankful to the knights for their aid.

• You: So they...

• d'Eon: Your Majesty, let's save the conversation till later, when we've safely left this place. You and the King need to get ready to escape.

• We follow d'Eon, walk around the three fallen guards, and nervously go out the front door.

• The funny thing is, we don't run into a single guard, no one tries to stop us.
• You: There's no one at all... d'Eon, what have you done?

• d'Eon: Just a bit of a trick, I'm afraid the guards are currently chasing after a "King and Queen" on the run!

• d'Eon: If the people find out that the guards accidentally let such important captives escape, they'll execute the guards as traitors.

• d'Eon: So don't worry for now... Please come this way.

• d'Eon leads us to a secluded alleyway, and we see a very ordinary-looking carriage.
• Louis XVI: There's nowhere for us to go now. Where do you plan to take us?

• d'Eon halts briefly, and gives us a mysterious and confident smile.
• d'Eon: Just trust me.