““My time living in Hausach was idyllic, actually." Thoughtfulness swept over her, and her smile became truer. "Idyllic and quaint. Certainly not always free of struggle, but it gave me a view of my country I would not have otherwise. Would that all of Austria--- indeed, all of the empire--- could be idyllic and quaint, and free of struggle. That is the goal we all work toward as leaders, is it not?””
