Author's Note: I'm not sure how accurate this is. I wanted to capture the thoughts of Emperor Franz Joseph.

Elisabeth

~A Story of Austria-Hungary~

Her beauty moves me, though I cannot take her for my own. I am supposed to have eyes for only her sister. However, he sister cannot possibly be my crown jewel.

Her sister is dull and rather picture like. She has no feeling and no raw emotion. She is nothing like her dear, dear sister.

The sister makes me feel like I am an man and just not merely the Emperor. She is easy to be around and easy to talk to. She is so knowledgeable and her skills with a horse just blow me away. Her looks, well her looks are something else. I cannot come up with words to describe her beautiful looks. Though, I wish she would eat more. She is too slender for my liking.

I must have her! I must make her my wife! I must make her my Elisabeth!