It's Impossible to Never Lose
Hello. This is my new TL, it is not my first. However my first was a failure of sorts (“Full Circle – France.” The TL suffered from a sloth of problems. I came up with the ending I wanted, and with the point of departure I had, it was simply impossible. In addition my research was quite limited. I often ignored the advice of my contributors. However this is my second TL. So let’s make this awesome. While I suppose this is technically a French wank, a couple other unexpected countries will have a similar treatment.
February 16th 1748
Versailles
The weather outside was terrible. The rain that had been falling for the last 12 hours froze, and all of the cobblestone roads froze over. Louis could feel the wheels of the carriage rocking and bumping as it proceeded. Georges Cresson, Louis’ chief aid eventually remarked, “What are you going to say to him, he is your father.” “I will tell him what I think,” Louis responded harshly. “You of all people should know that is best to be kind during this sort of occasion.”
The carriage pulled up to the gates of the palace. A guard shouted, “The Palace is on lock-down, the king wants nobody in or out.” Louis shouted from within the carriage, “DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?” The guard quickly let them through. “I know exactly what I will say to him.”
Louis XV was dying. Whatever the disease was it spread fast and ravaged the king. From being happy and perky just two weeks earlier his health decayed to the point where he could not leave his bed. When Louis Ferdinand, the Dauphin of France visited his ailing father he could not help but see something he saw only a few years ago.
July 19 1746
Louis Ferdinand was panicking. His wife, Maria Rafaela was losing blood quickly. She just gave birth to their first child. The door smacked open and a few additional doctors stormed in. They needed to stop the bleeding fast. Louis could not believe his eyes. The one true love he had was dying in front of him. It all started just five minutes before; Louis was in the courtyard when he heard about the improper child birth. He stopped what he was doing immediately to check up on her. Seconds after the new doctors came in Louis demanded, “Is there anything I could do to help?” A few of the doctors just looked at him; thinking “you’re kidding right?” One of them mumbled, sure – he gave Louis a rag and told him to get the baby away from here (this actually happened in real life).
There was a gain and loss. Maria survived, however she would be bedridden for months. The child, a daughter, died just a few days after the incident. What happened strengthened the bond between the two.
February 16th 1748
The Dauphin blinked. “May I talk to my father alone?” Everybody left the room. “I am going to die today,” Louis XV said weakly. “Yes you are,” replied the Dauphin. “I know you have very little respect, but listen to these words. End this war, we will win it. However you must recognize something. We cannot be seen as conquerors. For peace to be preserved and for France to have a favorable position it is imperative that we do not demand anything from our enemies.” The Dauphin smirked, “You are quite ignorant father. Do you not realize that this war solves nothing, regardless of what happens I assure you, within a decade a decade or two, Europe will break out in war. Tensions are rising. This war is finding a solution to the most important problems at hand. A new feud between Austria and Prussia has begun, the status of our colonies are at risk. The war we will encounter in the future is unavoidable. I will end this war, I will end it very soon, but I will make sure it leaves us in a position to win the next.” “Please reconsider; what you want will be the death of this nation.” “Goodbye, father.” The next day the King was dead and there was a new ruler. A new age had begun.
Hello. This is my new TL, it is not my first. However my first was a failure of sorts (“Full Circle – France.” The TL suffered from a sloth of problems. I came up with the ending I wanted, and with the point of departure I had, it was simply impossible. In addition my research was quite limited. I often ignored the advice of my contributors. However this is my second TL. So let’s make this awesome. While I suppose this is technically a French wank, a couple other unexpected countries will have a similar treatment.
February 16th 1748
Versailles
The weather outside was terrible. The rain that had been falling for the last 12 hours froze, and all of the cobblestone roads froze over. Louis could feel the wheels of the carriage rocking and bumping as it proceeded. Georges Cresson, Louis’ chief aid eventually remarked, “What are you going to say to him, he is your father.” “I will tell him what I think,” Louis responded harshly. “You of all people should know that is best to be kind during this sort of occasion.”
The carriage pulled up to the gates of the palace. A guard shouted, “The Palace is on lock-down, the king wants nobody in or out.” Louis shouted from within the carriage, “DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?” The guard quickly let them through. “I know exactly what I will say to him.”
Louis XV was dying. Whatever the disease was it spread fast and ravaged the king. From being happy and perky just two weeks earlier his health decayed to the point where he could not leave his bed. When Louis Ferdinand, the Dauphin of France visited his ailing father he could not help but see something he saw only a few years ago.
July 19 1746
Louis Ferdinand was panicking. His wife, Maria Rafaela was losing blood quickly. She just gave birth to their first child. The door smacked open and a few additional doctors stormed in. They needed to stop the bleeding fast. Louis could not believe his eyes. The one true love he had was dying in front of him. It all started just five minutes before; Louis was in the courtyard when he heard about the improper child birth. He stopped what he was doing immediately to check up on her. Seconds after the new doctors came in Louis demanded, “Is there anything I could do to help?” A few of the doctors just looked at him; thinking “you’re kidding right?” One of them mumbled, sure – he gave Louis a rag and told him to get the baby away from here (this actually happened in real life).
There was a gain and loss. Maria survived, however she would be bedridden for months. The child, a daughter, died just a few days after the incident. What happened strengthened the bond between the two.
February 16th 1748
The Dauphin blinked. “May I talk to my father alone?” Everybody left the room. “I am going to die today,” Louis XV said weakly. “Yes you are,” replied the Dauphin. “I know you have very little respect, but listen to these words. End this war, we will win it. However you must recognize something. We cannot be seen as conquerors. For peace to be preserved and for France to have a favorable position it is imperative that we do not demand anything from our enemies.” The Dauphin smirked, “You are quite ignorant father. Do you not realize that this war solves nothing, regardless of what happens I assure you, within a decade a decade or two, Europe will break out in war. Tensions are rising. This war is finding a solution to the most important problems at hand. A new feud between Austria and Prussia has begun, the status of our colonies are at risk. The war we will encounter in the future is unavoidable. I will end this war, I will end it very soon, but I will make sure it leaves us in a position to win the next.” “Please reconsider; what you want will be the death of this nation.” “Goodbye, father.” The next day the King was dead and there was a new ruler. A new age had begun.
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