Adrienne smiled, holding her husband's hand. They had just been married, and were already invited to a wedding. It was between Alexander, Gilbert's advisor, and Elizabeth Schuyler, the second oldest daughter of war hero Philip Schuyler.

"I'm so happy for Alexander," Adrienne whispered.

Gilbert smiled. "As am I."

The happy couple continued their trek to the garden, where the wedding was taking place. On the way there, they saw young Rosalie. She seemed nervous and fidgety, which seemed odd to both Gilbert and Adrienne. The girl crouched beside her sister. "Rosie, what's wrong?" she asked softly.

Rosalie shook her head, eyes wide. She mouthed the words, 'Not good' to the pair before running off.

"Strange," Gilbert murmured, gripping Adrienne's hand tighter. They started walking again, treading carefully. Both seemed unnerved by Rosalie's behavior. 

Alexander ran over, dressed in his best suit. "Sire! Adrienne! You two made it!" 

Gilbert grinned at his old friend. Putting his arm around the other man, he said, "Wouldn't miss this for the world, Hamilton." Both men laughed. Eliza walked up, rolling her eyes playfully. 

"Hello dear, I'm Eliza," she said kindly to Adrienne.

"Adrienne. Lovely to meet you," she responded. 

"Have you met his highness before?"

Adrienne paused. She had met Gilbert before, many years ago. She doubted he even remembered it. 

It was the day her mother was killed. She remembered clearly, she was on the ground, sobbing. Her siblings left her there, comforting their father. That's when Gilbert came. He had crouched beside her and told her that it would be okay. That he knew how she felt. That she needed to stay strong for her father, because that's what Henriette would have wanted. Young Adrienne had embraced the boy, holding him close and thanking him, until the King pulled his son away. 

After a moment of thought, she answered, "I met him once, when we were small." It wasn't a lie. The worst thing about the encounter was the circumstances under which they met.

Eliza nodded, smiling. "I see. I met Alexander at the ball. My sister introduced us."

"Really? I have some sisters. Louise, Ne, Clotilde, Rosalie, and Anne. Then there's my brothers, Adrien and Louis-Gabriel." She didn't mention that her father had given Adrien, Louise, Ne, Clotilde, Anne, and Louis to his sister and Rosalie to the king to work as a servant.

Eliza opened her mouth as if to say something, but the King's advisor ran in, looking giddy. "We have caught the traitorous Robin Hood! He is being whipped for his crimes before his execution!" 

The whole party rushed to the square where whippings and executions took place. When Adrienne saw Robin Hood, her heart fell. She finally knew why she recognized him. He might have been bruised and bloody, but she knew it was him. Who else could it be? 

"ADRIEN! NO!"