Just this once, good fortune... just this once... The Emperor prayed silently in his heart.,The Emperor and his retinue, along with the advisors, watched all of this unfold on the farm. Younger officers, filled with grief and rage, wept and cursed those cowardly deserters for ruining everything.,Still theoretically holding the title of Queen, Louisa could no longer care about royal decorum and lightly embraced her son.。