{"id":24146,"date":"2025-12-04T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=24146"},"modified":"2025-11-26T19:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:25:59","slug":"sylum-advent-2025-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-advent-2025-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylum Advent 2025: Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23877\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-advent-2025-check-in-2\/bar-banner_advent2025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2025.jpg?fit=500%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bar-banner_advent2025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2025.jpg?fit=500%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23877 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2025.jpg?resize=500%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2025.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2025.jpg?resize=400%2C120&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2025.jpg?resize=150%2C45&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2025.jpg?resize=490%2C147&amp;ssl=1 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Title:<\/strong> The Patrician<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Author:<\/strong> Paula Cas<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Characters:<\/strong> Victor Franckenstein, Heidi, Cinderella, Eduard Cheirmine, Phillipe Cheirmine, Hans Gruber, Ehre\/Weisheit Clan Members, Original Characters<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Rating: <\/strong>PG-13<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong> Needing to find a new home, a Vampire who considers himself <em>The Patrician<\/em> of their kind moves into the Kin Clans territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sylum Timeline:<\/strong> 13<sup>th<\/sup> &amp; 14<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24106\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-advent-2025-day-4\/banner_thepatrician\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/banner_ThePatrician.jpg?fit=500%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,208\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"banner_ThePatrician\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/banner_ThePatrician.jpg?fit=500%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24106 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/banner_ThePatrician.jpg?resize=500%2C208&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/banner_ThePatrician.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/banner_ThePatrician.jpg?resize=400%2C166&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/banner_ThePatrician.jpg?resize=150%2C62&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/banner_ThePatrician.jpg?resize=490%2C204&amp;ssl=1 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>***<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After nearly a hundred years as a member of the Venetian patrician family, Dandolo, Victor needed to end his life in Italy. He had been quietly converting his business interests to precious metals and gemstones while he laid his plans to leave the long and satisfying life he\u2019d lived in Italy. He had been surprised when a rider appeared at the gates of his home in Milan with a packet of letters from the captain of his knights, who was in Germany doing reconnaissance work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Euric Arese was the youngest son of one of the oldest Patrician families in Milan. The Arese family shipped their textiles on Victor\u2019s ships, so he frequently enjoyed their hospitality. Having observed the intelligence and fighting prowess of Euric, he\u2019d offered a place to the young man in his household. As the youngest son of four, he would have a difficult time making his way in the world. Victor felt that under his tutelage, Euric would become his most loyal servant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Victor found Humans useful in furthering his plans, but he invested little emotional attachment since their lives were a blink in comparison. Euric was becoming the exception. With his impeccable bloodlines and extensive education, Euric fulfilled his orders no matter what task Victor set for him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reading through the letters and documents, Victor was suitably impressed. In the ten years he had been part of Victor\u2019s household, Euric had never disappointed him. Perhaps it was time to reward such loyalty. Euric had found an Imperial Baron who held several titles in the Holy Roman Empire and had died with no living issue. The Franckenstein family left an empty castle, lands, serfs, and vacant titles that would be a perfect fit for the Patrician. He called for a servant to fetch the man who carried the packet from Germany so he could relate the experiences of Euric and his men in Odenwald.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Setting the servants to pack his household for the move to Franckenstein Castle, Victor called for his horse. After several hours with his business manager, he was satisfied his orders would be followed. To make certain, the man\u2019s twelve-year-old son would be traveling with him. When the man came to Germany with proof that his orders had been fulfilled, he would release the boy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The month it had taken for his caravan to travel from Milan to the Franckenstein family castle had been tedious, but it had given him time to perfect his high German. As much as he disliked the guttural language, he needed it to sound like his milk tongue if he wanted to rise above the other sycophants in Vienna. After all, he carried more royal blood in his lace handkerchief than the fools in the entire court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Looking around the castle, Victor was pleased with what he saw. Euric had managed to bring the castle that had stood empty for nearly a decade up to his master\u2019s standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Victor had wanted to travel directly to Vienna to get the minutiae of establishing himself as an Imperial Baron. He had walked the line between the Papal and secular factions. He held no spiritual beliefs but knew well how to pay lip service to whichever way the wind was blowing, so the letters he had acquired with the Pope\u2019s seal should place the emperor\u2019s eye on him. He did have eyes in Vienna, but it had been almost a year since they had corresponded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The last he\u2019d heard from his man, Gruber, the man had ingratiated himself to the wife of a wealthy Lord whose counsel is sought after in the emperor\u2019s court. The name P\u0159emyslid was not known to him, but it gave him a starting point when he finally traveled to Vienna. He would need allies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While making his way to court was like an itch under his skin, Victor knew a better strategy was to establish himself as a power in his new territory rather than go to Vienna. Introducing himself to the money merchants in Darmundestadt garnered him a reputation for wealth and a keen business mind. Once his serfs and animals had food to make it through the winter and the surplus sold, he was set to spend the Advent season at court. He was looking forward to a winter living in comfort among the noble class before returning to Franckenstein castle for the spring planting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*^*^*^<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While waiting for Victor for arrive from Italy, Euric had taken it upon himself to sort through the serfs living on the Franckenstein lands, looking for a steward and someone to run the household. The couple that owned the inn, Klaus and Frieda Uber, stood out for their above-average education. Klaus had been taught by his mother, whose noble family had fallen on hard times. Frieda had been educated in a Church run orphanage and had passed her knowledge onto their children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now, Klaus managed the serfs and the inventories of foodstuffs and livestock while Frieda ran the castle with the same efficiency as her inn. The inn had been turned over to their eldest daughter and her husband. Their two youngest had recently seen their fourteenth and fifteenth year and shadowed their parents in learning to care for their Baron\u2019s household.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With things well in hand at the castle, Victor had no worries about taking Euric and his hand-picked knights to Vienna. The rest of the soldiers would remain at Castle Franckenstein. They would be patrolling the roads and borders to keep out poachers and highwaymen. He was hopeful the letters he carried from Italy would still carry weight to put him in good standing with the emperor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A week before they were to leave for Vienna, Victor summoned Euric to his solar. The man had returned from Vienna the evening before, and this was the first opportunity Victor had to meet with him. There was a bit of a qualm about making the man travel back to Vienna this quickly. Making the rooms as secure as possible, the Vampire invited the young man to sit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cHow may I be of service?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Standing by the window, Victor studied his knight. \u201cEuric, you have been a stalwart protector and agent for me these past ten years. I feel blessed to have you in my service, but today I wish to speak of the future.\u201d He paused to fill two goblets with wine they\u2019d brought from Italy. Handing one to Euric, he watched him closely as he asked his questions. \u201cWhat do you see for your future. Are you in search of a lady wife to raise a family on lands of your own?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Setting aside his goblet, Euric straightened in his chair. \u201cI have no desire to leave your side. I have brothers to carry the family legacy, and being in your service has given me opportunity to become more than the youngest son. You have given me your trust to act in your stead as we travel into new lands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAs we go forward there may be times when I will ask you to do things you may find distasteful, though I suspect you will soon have built a team of men who will be deeply loyal to you as you are to me and my goals. We will make a place for ourselves in this new land.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI am no longer the na\u00efve child I was when I left my home. Though I have seen things and done as you bid me, I do not understand why we left Italy. You were the most respected of the Patrician nobles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThat is what we are here to discuss. What we discuss must not be spoken of without my express permission. Now tell me what you think you have seen, Euric.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A light blush lit the high cheekbones as he took a moment to gather his thoughts. \u201cPeople of all ages were drawn to you like bees to a flower. You would take their hand in greeting but stood so the hand was hidden. When they stepped away it was as though they had shared an intimate moment, but nothing untoward had happened. There are whispers from those that travel to Rome they call <em>The Chosen<\/em>, but I have heard little else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Surprised at Euric\u2019s knowledge, Victor\u2019s mouth turned up in a slight smile. \u201cIt would seem I have underestimated your information gathering skill.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cPeople treat offspring that are not the heirs much like servants. They do not guard their words in our presence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIndeed. Would you like to be one of <em>The Chosen<\/em>?\u201d Victor\u2019s voice practically purred with the control he had over the young man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOnly if it were in your service, Baron.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cYou should be careful before making such statements. Have your whispers told you who these <em>Chosen<\/em> are sworn to?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOnly that they are of ancient myths and folklore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhat if I told you they were true?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cSince I know you are not a man of foolishness, I would say I believe you. For if it is true then you truly are <em>The Patrician<\/em>. I would also say it is my honor to serve, and if it would further you plans to become as you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Victor thought at his age little could still surprise him, but Euric just did. He never considered Humans irreplaceable. It always tested his temper when they got old and he had to train new ones, but with a simple statement of loyalty, Euric may have solved that problem. His security forces would be about stealth and training, not numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIf something were to happen to endanger your life, I will Turn you, but until then I will take you as my <em>Chosen<\/em> until we are established and I have the ear of the emperor. We need to recruit strong, intelligent men that will be a credit to our knights and will not go haring off on those ridiculous crusades.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt shall be as you wish.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cHow soon can we be on the road to Vienna?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe can leave after we have breakfast the day after the Sabath. I was able to procure a residence and enough staff to make it livable until we arrive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt is true your horse was your closest companion this summer.\u201d Victor\u2019s tone was dry. \u201cAnd the knights that traveled with you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur best. Ready to travel back to Vienna with us. There was something odd that occurred. A man calling himself Hans Gruber approached me with a packet of documents.\u201d He laid a leather folder on the desk. \u201cHe told me to relay to you that his position is secure at this time, but should that change he expects you to render aid if he needs to make a hasty retreat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI will leave you to your letters. Is it you wish to have a meeting like this each morning?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cImmediately after breakfast.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With a bow of acknowledgment, Euric left Victor to his letters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*^*^*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gruber\u2019s letters were filled with the type of information that would help Victor establish allies within the emperor\u2019s court. There were tidbits that would be considered beyond the pale if the escapades became public knowledge, but nothing that was unusual from any other gathering of nobles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Putting the letters with others he\u2019d received from Gruber; he gave a brief thought to Gruber\u2019s request for aid should his circumstances cause him to make a retreat from Vienna. He dismissed Gruber\u2019s request like dusting link from his jacket. People like Hans Gruber rarely suffered for their actions. They kept their assets portable and were always assessing their escape routes. Likely his own actions would see him on the run with no blame falling on Victor for his lack of care for the man. If he was still in Vienna when Victor arrived, it would be good to meet with Gruber in person to take the measure of the man and the validity of his information. From there he could decide whether the man was worth the effort to retain him further.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After giving his final orders to his people staying behind at Franckenstein Castle, Victor mounted his horse and led the group out the gates. Since the only women traveling with them were the wives of the cook and the drover on the baggage wagon, Victor would push to cover as many miles as possible. Even with good weather, it would take a month for the small caravan to reach the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For all the tediousness of overland trips, it gave Victor time to learn about and evaluate the people that were part of his new life. The men Euric has chosen and trained met Victor\u2019s expectations. As the servants learned his ways, they too, soon were up to the standards to which he\u2019d become accustomed. Euric had settled into his role as Victor\u2019s <em>Chosen<\/em> and even suggested a few others among his knights if he could not provide what Victor needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea of not having to constantly replace his top people. Since he refused to tie himself to one of Vampire Clans, what became of those he Turned would be solely at his discretion. He refused to be judged by those who thought they knew better. Never in his long life did he allow others to control any aspect of his life. What he gave, you could take away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By the time the group from Franckenstein Castle stopped in front of a townhouse worthy of Baron Victor Franckenstein with its stable and separate quarters for his knights. Euric had once again proven his worth to Victor\u2019s plans. The servants had the house ready for occupation. They would only need another week to be ready for the entertaining expected of an Imperial Baron.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Euric and the youngest of the knights had ridden ahead of the caravan so the servants would know of their new master\u2019s arrival. He had obtained Victor an appointment with the city\u2019s top tailor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As Euric and his men made haste to Vienna ahead of the Baron, they rendered aid to the Prince-Elector, Archbishop of Cologne and his men from a gang of highwaymen. The Archbishop, to show his appreciation for being saved from the indignity of being robbed, had promised Imperial Baron Victor Franckenstein would receive his first invitation to the emperor\u2019s castle before the week ended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Listening to all that Euric had accomplished in the days it had taken to travel to the city and back, Victor was more convinced than ever that Turning his most skilled and talented people would serve him well in the years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taking a moment to relax after a dinner with two hundred of the emperor\u2019s friends. His patron, the Archbishop of Cologne had introduced him to Charles IV of Luxembourg. The aged emperor was still in control of all his faculties, but his heir was a bit a wastrel. He had to agree with the Prince-Elector who gave him a synopsis of the court that the Arch Dukes from the Habsburg dynasty would soon be a powerful political force in the Empire. Mentally congratulating himself on the ease at which he was inserting himself into the power structure of his new home, he walked back into the ballroom. He was nearly bumped into Prince-Elector Friedrich, who grabbed his elbow to pull him across the room. Not one for being manhandled, Victor used just enough of his Vampire strength to slow down the Archbishop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhat is the hurry, Friedrich?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI can\u2019t let the evening end without introducing you to my great friend and his beautiful wife.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not wanting to insult the man who had been instrumental in getting him established, Victor caught Euric\u2019s attention and indicated for him to join him. Watching the people in the general area, he noticed a handsome, bearded man with salt and pepper hair standing next to a beautiful blonde woman. Talking to the woman was another blonde woman who looked to be in the twenties, and a man with the look of a warrior, whose eyes missed nothing in the room. The strange thing was when Victor concentrated his senses on that part of the room there was a quiet \u2026 No breath \u2026 No heartbeats \u2026 His new friend was leading him directly toward a group of Vampires.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cLord P\u0159emyslid.\u201d Friedrich drew their attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cArchbishop, how can my family be of service?\u201d Four sets of eyes turned on Victor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI wish to introduce you to my new friend, Imperial Baron Victor Franckenstein.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cBaron, these are my good friends, Lord Wenceslaus P\u0159emyslid, his Lady, Cinderella, Lady Heidi, and Herr Brandtenstein.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wenceslaus stepped forward giving a slight bow. \u201cBaron, a pleasure to meet you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAs I you.\u201d Victor turned attention to his wife. \u201cMilady.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cBaron.\u201d Her tone was chilly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brandtenstein and the lady Heidi remained behind their Lord and Lady. Victor guessed they were Hunters from their sharp eyes and ready stances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the surface, their introductions looked proper to any watchers. The archbishop was pleased to bring together two such charismatic men.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Victor did not want to appear weak to the other Vampires but acknowledged that he was not in a position of strength at the moment, so he pulled out his best Patrician manners until Friedrich pulled him away to the next introduction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the appearance of other Vampires, the name Wenceslaus made him wonder if he was the pious Duke of Bohemia that had been killed by his brother. 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