Necklace Odyssey

Cossacks astride horses charged protestors, sabers slashed, red splattered on snow. On a street in St. Petersburg, Russia the glow of lamps reflected off curved blades; a time for a First World War to boil; a Russian Revolution to brew. Blocks away from the slaughter, within the stylish blue and white facade of the Ivanov Estate, the head butler jingled a gold bell, announced, "Dinner is served." Flames flickered from twelve candelabras. The glow illuminated 96 guests at an...
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Cossacks astride horses charged protestors, sabers slashed, red splattered on snow. On a street in St. Petersburg, Russia the glow of lamps reflected off curved blades; a time for a First World War to boil; a Russian Revolution to brew.
Blocks away from the slaughter, within the stylish blue and white facade of the Ivanov Estate, the head butler jingled a gold bell, announced, "Dinner is served."
Flames flickered from twelve candelabras. The glow illuminated 96 guests at an elegant table. Young Elizaveta sat at one end beside her mother, Countess Sophia. The stunning matriarch graced a tiara, a necklace, bracelets and rings, a splendid show of diamonds, sapphires and emeralds. The daughter, aware, one day the jewels and title would be hers - sooner than expected.
She escaped to a forest chateau surrounded by howling wolves. They would not be the only beasts hunting her down.