While Countess Lacroix and Empress Augusta conversed, Jerome Bonaparte, several kilometers away, was also hosting the Commander of the Imperial Guard, Marshal Conrobel, and generals stationed near Paris.
With Colonel Bulbaski's assistance, Marshal Conrobel and the generals proceeded to their respective places.
As the Commander of the Imperial Guard, Marshal Conrobel rightfully took the seat to the right of the principal seat, signifying his status at this banquet, second only to the Emperor himself.
From the seating alone, Conrobel was bestowed exceptional favor.
The seat to the Emperor's left was given to General Edgar Ney of the First Division under the Guard Army. Although he had not inherited his uncle Marshal Ney's military talent, his training in the Mechanical Command equipped him to serve competently as a division commander.
