December 12th, amidst the heavy snowfall.
All the senior officers of the French Army were gathered in the grand study of the Royal Palace.
Pregnant Christina was also there, standing together with Vanni in a corner outside the circle of officers.
Anning was pacing back and forth in front of the roaring fireplace.
The flames in the fireplace burned vigorously, much like the generals' emotions.
Napoleon: "Stop waiting, it won't yield any results anyway. Have you ever seen a constitution with only 12 articles?"
Anning: "The Ten Commandments only have ten."
Napoleon frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the retort.
Christina spoke up at that moment: "He just can't bring himself to change the Republic he has built. He doesn't want to destroy the republican system."
Anning didn't object and continued pacing in front of the fireplace.
