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Dawn of Lombardia -A Time When Love Was Restored-
François de Rougemant is the second son of a rural French noble family who is serving at the Louvre Palace in Paris. He is unaccustomed to life at the royal court, and is unexpectedly challenged to a duel. He wins the duel, but his opponent was from a powerful family, and he fears retribution. Count Clément, who served as his second in the duel, advises him to flee.
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François de Rougemant is the second son of a rural French noble family who is serving at the Louvre Palace in Paris. He is unaccustomed to life at the royal court, and is unexpectedly challenged to a duel. He wins the duel, but his opponent was from a powerful family, and he fears retribution. Count Clément, who served as his second in the duel, advises him to flee.
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