The Russian declaration of war against the United Kingdom did not only reach the French Republic. Neighboring powers like Austria, Prussia, Denmark-Norway, and Sweden heard the news.
In the capital city of the Kingdom of Prussia, at the Sanssouci Palace, Frederick William III of Prussia was having tea with his wife, Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie, the Queen of the Kingdom of Prussia.
Luise set down the saucer of fine porcelain, her gaze distant as the weight of the news settled upon her.
"Frederick," she began. "The situation in Europe is growing increasingly tense. With the Russian Empire aligning itself against the United Kingdom, what course of action should Prussia take?"
King Frederick William III looked out of the palace window, his expression pensive. The rustling of leaves in the palace garden seemed to echo the uncertainty of the times.
