Convince the Last Duchess to let Maximilian go
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From: The Tomb Overflowing: the Duchess
Perhaps this dream was never meant to last. Perhaps it's better to accept defeat to avoid staining her soul with her stepmother's blood.
Unlocked with 
Enemies of State exactly 35
Challenge information
Narrow, 
The Admiration of a Duchess 2 (50% base)
- 0 - high-risk (30%)
- 1 - tough (40%)
- 2 - very chancy (50%)
- 3 - chancy (60%)
- 4 - modest (70%)
- 5 - very modest (80%)
- 6 - low-risk (90%)
- 7 and above - straightforward (100%)
Success
An ending not to be overcome
She steps forward, sword in hand, and hesitates […]
"I'll never stop," she says […]
"I know. It's why I have always loved you. And always will. […] And he is gone, into the darkness.
[…] footsteps, the Other Duchess, beleaguered, confused […] "We must leave. The war waits." […][Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Return to Burgundy and speak with its Duke, now that the threat to succession is resolved. (Sets 
Enemies of State to 40)
The Last Duchess could not bring herself to slay her stepmother. Maximilian sacrificed himself to spare her the choice. (Sets 
Burgundy's Tomb to 5)
Failure
Not to be borne
He hesitates upon the threshold […]
[…] Last Duchess strides forward, sword drawn and face courtier-emotionless. "Love, you need not," he whispers […]
[…] She returns ghost-white, coated in the grave-dust of her husband, her skirts drenched in the blood of her mother […][Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Return to Burgundy and speak with its Duke, now that the threat to succession is resolved. (Sets Enemies of State to 40)
- The Last Duchess slew her stepmother: Maximilian's bones are safe. He persists, at the Duchess' side. (Sets Burgundy's Tomb to 6)
