Characters Present:
Nicholas Rostóv
Tsar Alexander
Location:
Pratzen
Nicholas Rostóv
Tsar Alexander
Location:
Pratzen
The battle goes on and Nicholas Rostóv is still looking for the emperor or General Kutúzov. He hears all sorts of rumours - that they'd been wounded and taken off the field; that Kutúzov was killed by a canon-ball in the stomach; and that the Emperor had ridden off quickly as soon as things started to go badly.
Rostóv, feeling despondent, rides into an area that everyone tells him not to, lest he be killed. He comes across Tsar Alexander, standing alone and looking dazed, but rather than going to speak to him and ask for instructions, feels awkward and star-struck and rides away in search of Kutúzov. Rostóv looks back over his shoulder and finds that another soldier is now comforting the emperor, and Rostóv is struck down by severe regret.
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