Josephine saw that Balas had made up his mind, and sighed deeply, "Alright, but you can't go alone, you must find someone with influence over Robespierre to go with you."
Balas: "Didn't I say that I would not ask Andy Frost for this favor?"
"Who else can influence Robespierre, like Saint Just or maybe Mr. Fouché!"
Balas: "That old fox would never easily lend a hand, we should be thankful if he doesn't kick us when we're down. And it's too late to find him now, it's more than a day's journey to Lyon. I'll head back to Paris right now, are your carriage conditions okay, can it be used?"
Josephine: "It can be used, although we've traveled urgently, my carriage is of very good quality and regularly maintained; the axle won't break over this."
"That's great then, let's go."
**
A day later, Paul Balas stood in front of Robespierre's new apartment.
