Though graffiti and propaganda leaflets continued to spread throughout the cities of France, following its unification under Pétain's new regime. The so called "Réveil de France" remained quiet, and largely inactive.
And they had remained quiet for years following the official end of the French Civil War. The reason was simple: the brutality of the new order had quickly caused those with a spirit for liberty to rally behind de Gaulle's cause.
But this was not a concern for Bruno, rather as two years passed, he was forced to confront more personal matters. Marrying off his son had been one thing. But Bruno had not truly anticipated how he would feel in 1922, when both his daughter Elsa, and her fiancé Alexei Romanov had finally come of age to marry.
It was not some inappropriate feeling between a father and his daughter that caused such troubles, but rather how much he would miss the girl once she had left his home and moved to Russia to be with her new husband.
