Napoleoni had once told her that Tsar Alexander the Great was hard of hearing in one ear. Supposedly, Catherine the Great had struck him deaf in it.
The queen had flown into a rage for some reason and, in her fury, slapped him across the face. From then on, he could no longer hear clearly with the ear she had struck.
Georgiana had never been to the Russian Empire. She wanted to see what it was really like there.
With this ring, she no longer needed to fear bandits. She had little to take with her, apart from the emerald coronet Talleyrand had given her. If she pried off the gems and melted down the gold, it would be worth quite a bit.
This could count as compensation for having been with Napoleon.
This ring could not be used with Accio, Stupefy, or Obliviate. It could only unleash terrifying flames. Unfortunately, her hair had not turned flame-red. Legend said that after Marie Antoinette was captured and brought back, her hair turned gray—the same color as Pomona's hair now.
That woman had refused to live under the shackles of a constitutional monarchy. Georgiana would never walk the same road.
Though threatening a constitutional monarchy with death felt rather strange.
When she left, she did not alert anyone.
"Madam!" Just as she was about to leave the little courtyard, she heard Michelle's voice at the gate. "Where are you going?"
"None of your business." Georgiana's voice was ice-cold as she turned to leave.
"Mom!" Dermide cried.
"I'm not your mother." Georgiana remained indifferent. "Your mother is Pauline Bonaparte."
Dermide burst into loud tears, while Michelle looked utterly at a loss.
With little patience left, Georgiana went back.
"Boys aren't allowed to cry," she said.
"We aren't statues. Of course we can cry,"