December 29, 3 PM, on the railway to the east of Qiuming City, a train slowly arrived from Northern Siberia, carrying a vast amount of fresh potatoes, an essential ration for the soldiers.
As soon as the train reached the station in the Central District, it was surrounded by soldiers. King Paul I, who had received the news earlier, intended to 'invite' his sister, whom he had not seen in over half a year, to a soirée. If one looked closely, they would have seen that among the soldiers there were quite a few Gauls dressed as priests.
The soldiers rushed into the carriages only to find potatoes. Of course, the esteemed Grand Duke of Moscow couldn't possibly be hiding in a dirty pile of potatoes. Even so, the soldiers turned the potatoes upside down, but they still couldn't find Katerina.
