knock knock
“Can I come in your Highness?”
giggle hush girl! there is someone at the door! What??? Who’s there??? I’m busy! giggle shhhh…
“It’s your conscience. Put the woman down and let me in for chrissakes!”
“Yilmaz?! That you??? Come in my friend! Come in!”
“About bloody time too.”
“Anna my dear this is General Yilmaz - commander of my southern armies, my closest friend and the only man on this planet that i trust.”
“Hi.” giggle
“Pleased to meet you young lady - and you are…”
“Oh sorry! Where are my manners. Yilmaz this is Anna Manenovich - my new interpreter. Anna dear - give us a few minutes will you. Close the door on your way out - there’s a sweetie.”
click
“Your interpreter?!”
“I’ll have you know that Anna is a very intelligent young lady - she speaks 5 languages.”
“I don’t doubt it - and I bet she can’t say ‘no’ in any of them.”
“Very funny. Come have a vodka with me. What brings you to the front here in Moscow?”
“Thanks. I have bad news sire. The Austrians have invaded. We lost Bulgaria”
“And…?”
“Thats it?”
“THATS IT??”
“Yes.”
“Any chance it was a mistake? A rogue General maybe?? I can’t believe the Archduke Shibb would do that to me - we were at Eton together and only Bulgaria?? thats a pretty half-arsed attack…”
“Its a possibility - i spoke with their ambassador and i must admit he seemed as shocked as me. I brought him with me in case you wished to question him further.”
“No need. send him back to the Archduke with a message from me. Ask him to humbly request the Archduke’s opinion on the matter.”
"Can i cut off his hands? Let them know we mean business? "
“Christ Yilmaz! Don’t be such a fucking barbarian!” Cut off his balls though - no sense letting the Austrians think we are weak."
“right you are. i’ll go do it now.”
“Thanks old friend. Oh and Yilmaz - do me a favour will you??”
“Sure.”
“Send my interpreter back in on your way out.”
