Two hours earlier, Napoleon and Talleyrand strolled down the hallway making their way towards Emperor Francis II's office in the Hofburg Palace.
Upon reaching the office's entrance, Napoleon casually moved towards the desk, his eyes fixed on a rolled parchment. Meanwhile, Talleyrand quietly closed the heavy wooden door.
Napoleon deftly untied the string securing the parchment and carefully unfurled it.
Talleyrand approached Napoleon, taking his place beside him as soon as he arrived.
Napoleon gently placed the parchment on the desk, revealing a meticulously drawn map of Europe, representing the state of affairs in the year 1802.
