The setting sun dipped below the horizon, bathing the earth in a radiant sunset glow that cast a deep red light across the land.
The sound of artillery fire in Paris had ceased, and the government forces had breached the city. Sporadic gunshots could still be heard occasionally, seemingly voicing the revolutionaries' reluctance to yield.
Returning to the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon IV's heart was in turmoil. The once magnificent palace now lay in ruins.
To Napoleon IV, the Palace of Versailles was not just a palace; it was where he was born and raised. The sudden loss of a home brought a sorrow that only those who experienced it could understand.
Perhaps driven by a desire for vengeance, the Paris Revolutionary Government destroyed this symbol of imperial power right before their downfall, seemingly swearing an unending hatred between the two sides.
