At the time when Jerome Bonaparte and Achille Fuld were rejoicing over their government's great victory at the Bourbon Palace, far away in Vienna, hundreds of kilometers from France, a grand welcoming ceremony was being held.
The hosts of this reception were the two most noble figures of the entire Austrian Empire—Emperor Franz Joseph of the Austrian Empire and his wife, Empress Elizabeth (Sisi).
At this moment, Emperor Franz Joseph and Princess Sisi stood on the train platform in the outskirts of Vienna, alongside several imperial ministers, princes, and ambassadors from around the world, waiting for the train's arrival.
As time slowly ticked by, the train that was supposed to arrive on time was still nowhere in sight, causing Franz Joseph on the platform to show signs of impatience and anxiety. He was very concerned that something unexpected might have happened to the train along the way.
