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STAGED FOR A COUP Despite the castle gag order keeping Claude s illness a secret, rumors begin to spread among the aristocrats about the emperor s indisposed state. With Claude unconscious, Athanasia must serve as the emperor s proxy, though she struggles to contain the rumor mill while caring for her father and also managing the affairs of state. When a parliamentary meeting veers terribly off course and Duke Alpheus acts in a manner unbefitting his usual self, a shrouded figure reveals himself before the gathered nobles. The shocking true identity of the visitor revealed, Athanasia must stem the beginnings of a coup!