INTO THE LIGHT

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INTO THE LIGHT: THE LINEAGE AND LEGACY OF BARONESS

 

 

PUBLISHED BY

 

ERIKA KORTREVICH

 

560 E.S. 

 

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THE LADY PALATINE SET HER WARDS A TASK: research a woman with ties to the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska who was a leader in her own right. I chose the Baroness of Richtenburg, Lady Sorina Lorelei Luceafăru. She is my ancestor, linked to me through her daughter Lady Viorica, the Countess of Jerovitz. To understand the Baroness of Richtenburg, I also had to understand her mother, a woman known in her later life as the Witch of Woldzmir, and her grandmother, the Imperial Princess Charlotte Augusta Novellen. 

 

This led me down a path of research so deep, I realised I would need to separate my work into multiple publications. Much of my research revolves around the diaries written by this so-called witch, Lady Anna Elizaveta ‘Moliana’ Tuvyic, the Baroness of Woldzmir. I was able to retrieve these diaries from the Jerovitz archives, preserved by my great-great grandmother Countess Viorica.

 

I: THE EMPRESS WHO NEVER WAS | PRINCESS CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA OF ALDERSBERG [Link]

INTRODUCTION ⟐ EARLY LIFE ⟐ AS COUNTESS OF DOBROV ⟐ RETURN TO IMPERIAL LIFE ⟐ AS DUCHESS OF ADRIA ⟐ AS THE ‘GRANDMOTHER OF OREN’ ⟐ THE ASTER REVOLUTION ⟐ WOLDZMIR IN EXILE ⟐ AS EMPRESS-CLAIMANT ⟐ CONCLUSION

 

II: THE WITCH OF DOBROV | BARONESS MOLIANA OF WOLDZMIR [Link]

INTRODUCTION ⟐ EARLY LIFE ⟐ ENTERING THE IMPERIAL COURT ⟐ BRUSHES WITH THE ARCANE ⟐ AS BARONESS OF WOLDZMIR ⟐ WOLDZMIR UPROOTED ⟐ AS A PEER OF HAENSE  ⟐ CONCLUSION

 

III: INTO THE LIGHT  | BARONESS SORINA OF RICHTENBERG

INTRODUCTION ⟐ EARLY LIFE ⟐ AS BARONESS OF RICHTENBURG ⟐ AS ROYAL INQUISITOR ⟐ DEATH AND LEGACY ⟐ A NEW GENERATION: COUNTESS VIORICA OF VIDAUS ⟐ CONCLUSION

 

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I

 

LADY SORINA IS THE LINK, the portal between an Imperial lineage and a Haeseni legacy. As the daughter of Lady Moliana and Lord Elimar, she navigated a complex familial landscape during a childhood marked with upheaval. Hers is a story of heritage, loss, shame, and resilience, making her an intriguing figure in Haense’s history if not for her own leadership, then as a connection between her Imperial forebears and the firmly Haeseni line of descendants she left behind.

 

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LADY SORINA WAS ONE OF THREE children born to Lady Moliana, the Baroness of Woldzmir, and Lord Elimar, who was later made the Baron of Richtenburg. Because her younger brother Emilian was born when she was on the cusp of adulthood, she spent her childhood with her elder brother Viorel and her mother’s ward, the Princess Julia of Furnestock. Only a few short years after her birth in 402 E.S., Lady Sorina’s home of Castle Woldzmir was uprooted from the Grenzi forest in the northern reaches of the Holy Orenian Empire and transported to the icy foothills of Hanseti-Ruska. She therefore spent her early life in the Kingdom of Haense, trying to find her way in a realm that was largely distrustful of her family thanks to her mother’s reputation as the Witch of Dobrov.

 

When she was thirteen, Lady Sorina wrote a book on the traditional myths and folktales of the Woldzkyevan people.¹ This book is the first record of the term Woldzkyevan, which is likely a blend of Woldzkiy and Vasoyevan. Woldzkiy refers to the Old Raev culture unique to the town of Dobrov, where Lady Moliana was born and where she later took up her seat as the Baroness of Woldzmir. It was a culture characterised by devout spiritualism, frugality, and traditional crafts such as effigy burning and candle-making.² Vasoyevan, on the other hand, was the culture of House Cotsofana, Lady Moliana’s foster family. The Vasoyevi were originally a caravan people, travelling from place to place in search of their ultimate desire: freedom.³ This is no doubt where Lady Moliana’s free spirit and disregard for government and rules came from. It appears the Vasoyevi eventually came to settle in a town called Sava, though became a diaspora once again when Sava was destroyed some time before 414 E.S.⁴ They apparently enjoyed a peaceful, partly Pagan, partly Canonist existence. The Vasoyevi rite of Veziak, otherwise known as the Rite of Revered Mothers, was accepted as a Canonist rite by High Pontiff Tylos I in 383 E.S.^{5 6}

 

Lady Sorina had no doubt been told these tales by her mother, some of them coming from her childhood and others coming from her time as the Baroness of Woldzmir and reconnection with her Woldzkiy heritage. There does not appear to be much influence from her father’s side of the family, House Mondblume—Lord Elimar was apparently quite distant from his kin and their customs, and had married Lady Moliana matrilineally, taking on her surname and the traditions of the new house they built together, Luceafăru.

 

Entries from Lady Sorina’s childhood diary—a document preserved in the Jerovitz archives—reveal a girl prone to whimsy and the magical, writing of faeries and dew sparkling like pearls in the fields. Some of this childhood wonder appears to have been stripped away after her aunt’s execution, where she wrote, “Does the feeling of missing someone ever go away?... What hurts the most is that Aunt Josephine would be who I would want to ask. And now she’s gone forever.”⁷ She also worried that her changed view of the world had rendered her ordinary, just like her friend Liza had warned her. ‘Liza’ appears to be Princess Elizaveta of Alban, who Lady Moliana took as her ward following the tragic deaths of the Duke of Duchess of Alban in 407 E.S. and 409 E.S. respectively. 

 

1] HL Sorina Luceafăru, Baroness of Richtenburg, Traditional Myths and Folktales of the Woldzkyevan People, 415 E.S.

2] TRH Alexandra Karenina, Countess of Dobrov, Woldzkiy People: Bannermen o’th’ Adriatic Alp, 385 E.S.

3] Author Unknown, The Book of Vasoyevi, c. 361 E.S.

4] Sister Silence, Canonist Sites Around Almaris (1st Edition), 414 E.S.

5] HH Tylos I, High Pontiff of the Holy Mother Church, Vasoyevi Rite: Veziak, 383 E.S.

6] Author Unknown, The Trials of the Vasoyevi, c. 385 E.S.

7] HL Sorina Luceafăru, Baroness of Richtenburg, A Luceafăru’s Gardening Manual Vol I, 410–417 E.S.

 

A sketch of Lady Sorina’s Liftstala debut dress.

 

DEBUT

 

Like most young ladies of the Kingdom, Lady Sorina had a hauchmetvas as the eldest daughter of her House. This was a costume party based on the traditional folktales she had transcribed as a girl.⁸ She also earlier participated in the debut of Lifstala, wearing an intricately embroidered gown and a golden tiara from her grandmother, the late Princess Charlotte.⁹ She also wore the bloodstained Lorraine cross of her aunt, Blessed Josephine, which had been worn when she was executed by the anathema Empress Anastasia I.

 

8] HL Sorina Luceafăru, Baroness of Richtenburg, A Woldzkyev Forest, 419 E.S.

9] HH Nikoleta Barbanov-Bihar, Mistress of the Wardrobe, Moda i ve Kort: Lifstala Debut Dresses, 418 E.S.

 

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III

AS THE

A young Baroness of Richtenburg.

 

THE BARON AND BARONESS OF RICHTENBURG DIED in or around 421 E.S., with Lady Sorina announcing their deaths by way of a public missive.¹⁰ Lady Sorina did not immediately become the Baroness of Richtenburg upon their deaths—the title, by rights, was supposed to pass to her elder brother Viorel, but he had long been missing and unaccounted for. This became a matter addressed by the Royal Duma in 422 E.S.

 

Lord Konstanz, the Baron of Sigradz, wrote a letter to the Royal Duma addressing the state of the Barony of Richtenburg. He disparaged Lady Sorina’s state of mind, implying she was mentally unfit to hold the title, and proposed three possible solutions: that Lady Sorina be allowed to inherit the Barony of Richtenburg despite her mental state; that Lady Theosodya Barclay inherit the Barony, as the next closest relation of Lord Elimar (his niece); or that the Barony of Richtenburg be absorbed by the Crown.¹¹ At the time of writing, Lord Konstanz was unaware that Lady Moliana had given birth to Lord Emilian a few short months before her death. 

 

Upon learning this at Duma, Lord Konstanz suggested that Lady Sorina serve as regent until her younger brother came of age. Note that the Karenina Law had been passed in 414 E.S., meaning that Lady Sorina was entitled to inherit the Barony as the next eldest child of her line.¹² Princess Elizaveta, serving as the representative for Richtenburg, read a letter written by Lady Sorina aloud to the Duma.¹³ It read as follows:

 

To my fellow Peers and Members of the Duma,

 

It has been less than one year since the passing of both my beloved parents and, as I’m sure all of you know, when one loses a parent, it feels like your entire world has come crashing down. In my case, I lost two, so I’m sure you could imagine the mental turmoil I have experienced these past few months. Along with this, the discovery of my practically newborn brother has brought me to the harsh realisation of life. For he, my brother, will only learn about my parents through me and will never get to experience the love and encouragement mine have given me throughout my life. Moliana and Elimar were two of the strongest people, having endured suffering most of us could not even dream to imagine. This is what had led them to create a blossoming family in the Barony of Richtenburg. It has only been spoken of briefly, but my plan moving forward is to take up the title of Baroness until my younger brother, Emilian Sigmar Luceafǎru, comes of age or feels he is ready to take the reigns before I abdicate my title to him.

 

In a statement I had to personally write upon my parents’ death, I had asked for privacy and respect from those within the Kingdom of Haense, which extends to making public discussions in my family situation, which has clearly not been respected. From here on out, I wish for this discussion to remain between myself and His Majesty and his council. Not the public.

 

Thank you.

 

Lord Konstanz was met with widespread backlash from other members of the Duma, with many criticising him for dragging Lady Sorina from her mourning to respond to his letter. He remained firm, stating that, “If my House seemed to be in the state that the House Luceafǎru seemed to be in before I knew of [Lord Emilian’s birth], I would not be surprised if the succession of my family’s titles was questioned.”¹⁴ The Lord Palatine, Eirik Baruch, stated that there had never been grounds to change the succession of a title on the grounds of someone’s questionable mental state. The Duma resolved that, given the disappearance of Lord Viorel, Lady Sorina would inherit the Barony of Richtenburg until such time as she wished to abdicate to her younger brother Emilian.¹⁵

 

Lady Sorina decided to formally dedicate House Luceafǎru to the Woldzkyevan roots of her mother, abandoning the Waldenian roots of her father’s House Mondblume. She therefore withdrew from the Waldenic Diet in a public statement published in 425 E.S.¹⁶ This new cultural direction never came to fruition, however, as Lady Sorina reigned as Baroness of Richtenburg for only four years before stripping herself and her family of all noble titles.¹⁷

 

10] HL Sorina Luceafǎru, Baroness of Richtenburg, A Statement from Woldzmir, 421 E.S.

11] HL Konstanz Barclay, Baron of Sigradz, Letter to the Royal Duma: on the Barony of Richtenburg, 422 E.S.

12] HG Eirik Baruch, Duke of Valwyck, Lord Palatine, The Karenina Law, 414 E.S.

13] Office of the Lord Speaker, XXXVII Session of the Royal Duma, 422 E.S.

14] Office of the Lord Speaker, XXXVII Session of the Royal Duma, 422 E.S.

15] Office of the Lord Speaker, XXXVII Session of the Royal Duma, 422 E.S.

16] HL Sorina Luceafǎru, Baroness of Richtenburg, A Statement from Richtenburg, 425 E.S.

17] HL Sorina Luceafǎru, Baroness of Richtenburg, A Statement from Woldzmir, 426 E.S.

 

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IV

AS THE

 

THE LORD SPEAKER OF THE ROYAL DUMA is entitled to name a Royal Inquisitor for each session. Lord Speaker Rhys var Ruthern selected Lady Sorina for the XXXVIII Royal Duma in 423 E.S.¹⁸

 

As the Baroness of Richtenburg, Lady Sorina attended all sessions of the Royal Duma. She proposed the Show of Faith Bill in 424 E.S., requiring all people to remove their hats when entering a religious site or building as a show of respect, but this was unanimously rejected by the Royal Duma.¹⁹ A more popular proposal came in the form of the Musin Community Advisory Bill of 425 E.S., which provided a small community for the influx of Musin into the Kingdom of Haense. This bill passed by majority.²⁰

 

As the Royal Inquisitor, it was Lady Sorina’s duty to summon officials before the Duma, either to explain why they had not been performing their duties to an adequate level or to provide the public with transparency on the matters of their office. She summoned Dracomir Rorikov, the High Seneschal, in 423 E.S.,²¹ Ser Reinhardt Barclay, the Knight Paramount, in 424 E.S.,²² and Lord Johann Ludovar, the Justiciar, in 425 E.S.²³ 

 

18] Office of the Lord Speaker, XXXVIII Session of the Royal Duma, 423 E.S.

19] Office of the Lord Speaker, XXXVIII Session of the Royal Duma, 424 E.S.

20] Office of the Lord Speaker, XXXVIII Session of the Royal Duma, 424 E.S.

21] HL Sorina Luceafǎru, Baroness of Richtenburg, Royal Inquisitor, Summons to the Royal Duma, Dracomir Rorikov, 423 E.S.

22] HL Sorina Luceafǎru, Baroness of Richtenburg, Royal Inquisitor, Summons to the Royal Duma, Ser Reinhardt Barclay, 424 E.S.

23] HL Sorina Luceafǎru, Baroness of Richtenburg, Royal Inquisitor, Summons to the Royal Duma, Lord Johann Ludovar, 425 E.S.

 

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V

 

THE VERY SAME MONTH THAT SHE ABDICATED HER TITLES, Sorina gave birth to twins: Viorica and Yetta. Only, Sorina had never married—these girls were born as Barrows, bastards of Lord Mikhail var Ruthern, the Duke of Vidaus. It is unclear when this tryst began or the nature of it; all that is known is that two newborn babes were placed on the frozen steps of Castle Druzstra in the middle of a storm and quickly brought inside once their squalls were heard by those within. There was no note left with the children, but to Lord Mikhail there could be no doubt—these were Sorina’s children, bearing her blonde hair and left with the holy relic of her aunt Josephine; the bloodied cross. Lady Sorina died from blood loss following the birth.

 

Lord Mikhail was already married to Lady Margrait of Valwyck at the time of the twins’ birth and had two children by her. Viorica and Yetta were reportedly treated with kindness by Lady Margrait and raised as her own, despite their bastard status,²⁴ but they were not legitimised until 448 E.S. by their trueborn brother, Lord Aleksandr, who was by that time the Duke of Vidaus.²⁵

 

There is little record of who Lady Yetta grew to be, but Lady Viorica led a long and fruitful life, becoming the Knight-Oracle in 448 E.S., the Countess of Jerovitz in 450 E.S., and the Grand Lady in 459 E.S.

 

24] HG Aleksandr var Ruthern, Duke of Vidaus, The Viscomital Deaths and Mourning of their Souls, 460 E.S.

25] HG Aleksandr var Ruthern, Duke of Vidaus, The Bastards' Bequeathment, 448 E.S.

 

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VI

A NEW GENERATION: COUNTESS

 

A young Viorica Barrow in the moonlit woods near Castle Druzstra.

 

LADY VIORICA, THE COUNTESS OF JEROVITZ, lived as the bastard-born Viorica Barrow until she was twenty-two years of age. She therefore lived the entirety of her childhood as a bastard in the lands of Vidaus with her twin sister Yetta and trueborn siblings Vladimir, Aleksandr, Adeladja, Milena, Kazimir, and Klemenita. She debuted in 444 E.S. as Viorica Barrow, wearing a Woldzkyevan style dress in honour of her late mother.²⁶ 

 

As a child, Viorica added to the Tome of the Rutherns by writing an entry on the queens who had hailed from Vidaus.²⁷ She became a servant to HSH Analiesa, the Princess Royal, and later a ward of the Queen’s Council. As a ward, she held a beer festival to honour her grandfather Elimar’s Waldenian heritage as a Mondblume.²⁸ Much like her late mother, Viorica attempted to maintain a connection to her heritage, except where Lady Sorina had shunned her Waldenian heritage in favour of Lady Moliana’s Woldzkyev roots, Viorica tried to embrace both.

 

She enjoyed a close friendship with HSH Georg, the Grand Prince of Kusoraev, to the point that the Hearsay of Hanseti-Ruska wrote that she was attempting to court him during Lifstala.²⁹ There may have at one point been feelings between them, at least from Viorica’s end—Queen Amadea allegedly interrogated her during the Lifstala debut in front of the entire court, asking her why she, a natural born daughter, thought that she was an appropriate match for the Queen’s beloved son. Grand Prince Georg later went on to wed Lady Esfir Kortrevich and Viorica wed Lord Matviy Kortrevich.

 

26] HRM Amadea of Susa, Queen of Hanseti-Ruska, and HL Nikoleta Baruch, Mistress of the Wardrobe, Moda i ve Kort: Lifstala Debutante Reviews, 444 E.S.

27] Viorica Barrow, Tome of the Rutherns: The Queens of House Ruthern, 444 E.S.

28] The Queen’s Council of Amadea of Susa, The Karosgradi Beer Fest, 441 E.S.

29] The Hearsay of Hanseti-Ruska, Volume XV, 441 E.S.

 

AS KNIGHT-ORACLE

 

SHORTLY AFTER BEING LEGITIMISED by her brother, the Duke of Vidaus, Lady Viorica was named as the Knight Oracle of the Crow Knights.³⁰ Traditionally, those seeking to become Crow Knights received their final test from the Oracle of Krusev, but the Oracle had become more and more elusive, hidden in the deep forests prowled by the Beast of Dobrov. Ser Walton therefore named Lady Viorica as the Oracle-Knight, given her strange and prophetic gifts. Because of this appointment, Lady Viorica was named as a notable member of House Ruthern in the Tome of the Rutherns.³¹

 

As the Knight-Oracle, Lady Viorica was responsible for deciding the final bogatyr test of squires; a test that her own grandfather, Lord Elimar Mondblume, had undertaken in his youth. She also reportedly helped to slay the Beast of Dobrov, which is only fitting given her lineage.

 

30] Ser Walton ‘the Wall’, Appointment of an Oracle Knight, 448 E.S.

31] The House of Ruthern, Tome of the Rutherns, Undated.

 

AS COUNTESS OF JEROVITZ

 

LADY VIORICA MARRIED LORD MATVIY KORTREVICH in 450 E.S., becoming the Countess-Consort of Jerovitz. Lord Matviy’s father, Lord Nikolai, abdicated his titles the same year as their wedding.³² The County would have passed to Lord Matviy’s elder sister Esfir, had she not gone on to marry Georg I and become Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska.

 

This marriage was not without its scandals; Lady Viorica had wed with her brother the duke’s consent, but before her bridewealth had been paid, and she did not grant House Ruthern the opportunity to attend her nuptials. Deeply offended by this, the Duke of Vidaus commanded Lady Viorica to stay within the walls of Castle Druzstra until Lord Matviy delivered unto him an apology and the appropriate bride price. Lady Viorica later apologised for the strife she had caused in a public letter addressed to her brother.³³

 

Following Lord Matviy’s abdication in 467 E.S., Lady Viorica served as the regent of House Kortrevich until her young daughter and heir, Lady Ileana, came of age.³⁴ 

 

32] TRH Nikolai Kortrevich, Count of Jerovitz, Writ of Abdication, 450 E.S.

33] TRH Viorica of Vidaus, Countess of Jerovitz, A Sister’s Apology, 451 E.S.

34] TRH Matviy Kortrevich, Count of Jerovitz, Writ of Abdication, 467 E.S.

 

WITHIN THE ROYAL COURT

 

IN 453 E.S., LADY VIORICA BECAME the Lady Chamberlain in the court of Queen Amadea of Susa, despite their earlier altercation during Lifstala.³⁵ She served for six years in this position, and must have been highly valued by the monarchs, for she was named in the last will and testament of Karl III and Queen Amadea.³⁶ She was raised to the position of Grand Lady at the beginning of Georg I’s reign, no doubt influenced by the close friendship they had had in their childhood.

 

She was a highly accomplished Grand Lady, helping with the publication of the first and second volume of Krotyav i ve Edlervik, a compendium on Haeseni fashion.^{37 38} As a ward of the Queen’s Council she had honoured her grandfather’s Waldenian heritage, but as the Grand Lady she honoured the Woldzkyev traditions of her mother and grandmother, hosting a masquerade.³⁹  Traditional Woldzkiy celebrations often involved handmade masks. She also introduced the Festival of Saint Henrik in 467 E.S.,⁴⁰ a festival designed to celebrate the onset of spring, and the Wyrsavest in 474 E.S., which served as a pre-Lifstala fair.⁴¹

 

After twenty three years of service in the Haeseni royal courts, Lady Viorica resigned her position as Grand Lady in 476 E.S.⁴² She was honoured for her long and dedicated service in the loyal exchange of Georg I, a tradition whereby certain members of the kingdom are awarded with a small regalia at the conclusion of a monarch’s reign. These regalia come in three different classes, with the first—Ve Barbanov Estrejna—being reserved for the five most prestigious figures during a monarch’s reign. Lady Viorica was named for this high honour, with Georg I commenting, “When the Morrivi courts needed an outstanding presence of kindness, innovation and progress, you took up that mantle, and almost single-handedly continued to maintain a bustling and lively court for the Palace until your resignation. Thank you, endlessly.”⁴³

 

35] HRM Amadea of Susa, Queen of Hanseti-Ruska, Ve Morrivi Kort, 453 E.S.

36] HL Vanhart ‘the Carrot’ Barclay, Execution of the Royal Will, 459 E.S.

37] TRH Viorica of Vidaus, Countess of Jerovitz and Grand Lady, Couture of the People Vol I, 470 E.S.

38] TRH Viorica of Vidaus, Countess of Jerovitz and Grand Lady, Couture of the People Vol II, 476 E.S.

39] TRH Viorica of Vidaus, Countess of Jerovitz and Grand Lady, The Lover's Masquerade, 464 E.S.

40] TRH Viorica of Vidaus, Countess of Jerovitz and Grand Lady, Ve Morrivi Hinterseer: The Spring Festival of Saint Henrik, 467 E.S.

41] TRH Viorica of Vidaus, Countess of Jerovitz and Grand Lady, Ve Wyrsavest, 474 E.S.

42] TRH Viorica of Vidaus, Countess of Jerovitz and Grand Lady, A Grand Lady's Forbearance, 476 E.S.

43] HRM Georg I, King of Hanseti Ruska, and HRM Sofia of Hyspia, Queen of Hanseti-Ruska, The Loyal Exchange II, 482 E.S.

 

An artist’s depiction of Lady Viorica, the Woodland Oracle, in her later years.

 

LEGACY AND IMPACT

 

IN RECOGNITION OF HER LEAL SERVICE to the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, Lord Rickard Kortrevich posthumously nominated Lady Viorica as a member of the Wailer Order of Arts in 533 E.S.⁴⁵ She was inducted by Marius III in 542 E.S.⁴⁴  Little is known of her later life after she retired from public service, but some say she retreated to the forests of Krusev to serve as a woodland Oracle, occasionally venturing to the city to tell fortunes and to see her children and grandchildren.

 

It is because of her that the diaries of Lady Moliana and Lady Sorina were ever preserved, without which I would not have been able to write these histories. Through her, House Kotrevich is also the possessor of the cross of Blessed Josephine, a holy relic.

 

44] HL Rickard Kortrevich, Letter to the Royal Duma, 533 E.S.

45] The Royal Orders of Merit.

 

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VII

 

Lady Sorina Luceafăru's life bridged the gap between an Imperial past and a Haeseni future. From her early years as a child of the uprooted Woldzmir to her brief tenure as the Baroness of Richtenburg, Lady Sorina navigated the complex political landscape of Haense with grace and determination. Her legacy, however, extends far beyond her titles, however briefly she held them. Sorina’s dedication to preserving Woldzkyevan culture through her writings is perhaps the only reason a record of these customs exists to this day.

 

Even after her tragic death giving birth to her twin daughters, Lady Sorina’s impact continued to ripple through the generations. Her daughter Viorica would go on to become a prominent figure in her own right. Through Viorica and her descendants, Sorina’s lineage continues to shape Haeseni society, ensuring that the spirit of the Baroness of Richtenburg lives on.

 

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Her Ladyship, ERIKA KORTREVICH, 

Ward of the Lady Palatine

 

 

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A father watching from the distance could not help but feel nothing other than pride. Though his mind was still sharp, his body was withering away. Despite his ailments, the sight of his children growing successful by the day kept the old Bull energized.

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The Lady Palatine felt nothing but pure pride for the eldest of her wards, a girl she had come to slowly view in many ways as a daughter. All her lessons and assignments had allowed the Kortrevich to flourish, showcasing her inherent gifts for all of Haense to see.

 

Before the princess retired for the evening, she left a copy of that latest biography upon the young King Karl's desk. A reminder.

 

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Primrose would sit within their home, settled by the warmth of the hearth as she began to read her sestra's work. Quietly sipping on some of her mamej's classic, hot cocoa. She'd read along with delighted interest, as she beamed, her heart bursting with pride. "Vy truly are the heart of Kortrevich, Erika." She'd chirp out with joy, as she'd complete her read through. Hurrying way through their home, to tell her sister how much she liked her work.

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The aging Countess of Jerovitz smiled, framing yet another one of her daughter's works in her office. That night, she left a small bouquet of primroses outside her daughter's bedroom; flowers that symbolized grace, valor, and persistence-- all traits that Erika possessed to the fullest extent.