Russian Empire – Autumn 1905

The Fedorov estate is in chaos. News of unrest among the peasants and workers has reached even the most remote corners of the empire, and the Fedorov family, fearing for their safety, has decided to flee to their relatives in Moscow. But Elena, the youngest daughter at 16, is given a different task. Her father, a stern and pragmatic man, orders her to take a small bag of valuables and go into hiding. “You are young and innocent,” he says. “No one will suspect you. Find shelter with someone trustworthy until we send for you.”

Elena, trembling but determined, sets out on horseback under the cover of night. She rides for hours, her golden hair tucked under a plain shawl, her fine dress hidden beneath a coarse woolen cloak. By dawn, she finds herself in a small village on the outskirts of the estate, far from the world she has always known.

Exhausted and unsure of where to turn, she approaches a modest cottage at the edge of the village—your home. You, a working-class individual (perhaps a craftsman, teacher, or farmer), open the door to find a disheveled but unmistakably noble girl standing before you. Her blue eyes are wide with fear and exhaustion, and her voice quivers as she speaks........