An Audience at the Palace

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Visiting GrandmotherEffect
0The gates of the Shuttered Palace yawn open. [...] the Prince fidgets with his cuffs. "I hope I'm what she expects. Am I being too loud? I hear she hates noise. Should I whisper? What if she's going deaf?"

An aged chamberlain hushes the Prince [...]

1-2You find yourselves in an austere library [...] A carriage clock [...] scythes away the seconds, then, the minutes, then the hours.

The footman instructs you to remain [...]. The Prince fidgets, however. He reads and discards various titles [...]. The clock ticks on.

5[...] The footman appears to lead you to a lavish room, where all the furniture is covered. He does not comment on your activities until this moment.

[...] No one appears to be coming. The Prince's smile wavers, and is on the brink of falling.

10When you turn around, the woman is gone and the door is shut. Prince Albert Victor gives you an embarrassed smile. "Sorry about that. Lost control of myself a little. [...]" He shakes his head, taking one last glance around the library. "Shall we be off? [...]"

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Unlocked with a redirect from Escort the Prince to the Shuttered Palace

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    Success

    The still hours

    • Crown2small.png You have been left alone in the Shuttered Palace, in anticipation of the Prince's audience. (Raises Visiting Grandmother by 1)
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Leave
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Tell the Prince
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Don't tell the Prince