Reedpoppy

Matrimony and Compromise: Or, a Story from the Days of Empire, told through the Nations' Eyes Somewhere in Buda Castle. 8 June 1867. There were certain topics that Elizaveta Héderváry never really gave much thought on. Marriage was one of them. True, she was no stranger to the idea of bonding. Neither was she oblivious to what it usually meant, whether for mortals or her kind. This time however, it had practically become the most important word of the day. With me as the lucky bride, the personification of Hungary thought with more than a hint of anxiety as she quietly made her way around the spacious hall. Still, she kept looking away from