#Aubrie Ludovici

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Year 1653

TW/CW: Death Mention

The year began with Tina getting a visit from Faustina which was odd as she had been widowed for sometime and her married son had gone to Henford to check out his father's home with his wife and brother so she had no need of a midwife.

Instead she spoke about how the Laurent family had no appreciation for one of their own marrying a Markovic and that if there were complications in the birth and any tragedy as a result of those complications would not be held over her and she would be compensated for her troubles. Tina was shocked at the obvious implications to sabotage the birth that she was hearing. Faustina mentioned that she should think on it before she left.

Well Tina did think on it and she found the idea reprehensible when she gathered her jaw of the ground. She immediately went to the Markovic head to inform her that her daughter-in-law and unborn grandchild had a target over their heads from the Laurent family. Beverly was shocked that the Laurent head had officially taken steps to assassinate his sister given that they were siblings but the assassination attempt by the Laurent family wasn't entirely unexpected either. Neither family was happy with the union her fool son and daughter-in-law had made for themselves after all.

As the midwife, Tina attended the birth of Leonardo Ludovici on January 23rd but her confession sadly led to the execution of Faustina for the attempt on Aubrie and the Ludovici baby's lives not two days after.

Giovanni was happy that his children were young so that none of them would be involved with the nonsense that was occurring between the Markovics and the Laurents especially as the Laurents began to be more hostile following Faustina's death.

Giuliano grew into a sweet child and if Giulia had felt refreshed after Giuseppe becoming a toddler, Giuliano growing out of his infant like state made her feel positively heavenly.

Still having four young children came with its own sets of challenges especially since they were all so unique but it was a challenge Giulia was happy to rise to now that there were no infants to deal with though she did like when her children were infants it was nice to not be so overwhelmed.

The older girls were a delight to work with after their lessons with Tala, Raquel, Tina and Felicita. The girls liked the break away from the little ones and with both girls being taught, it allowed the older ones to bond with each other more deeply. Giulia wondered just how the dynamics would change when the twins turned six the next year.

When Felicita had her birthday that November she began to wonder about her future now that her engagement had been sidelined but Tala completely shut down the discussion on Felicita finding a match, dismissing it by saying her girl was far too young.

Though Tina wasn't too young as towards the end of November she announced that she was going to head back to San Sequoia to midwife there where there was less drama, less risk of messing with nobility and her half-sister had revealed that there was a young man in town who shared a lot of similar interests so she was going to go be with her other sister in hopes of a calmer life which was entirely understandable.

Still, it wasn't as if Tina was making the decision lightly. Raquel liked Tartosa and all it's drama but after her sister's information led to an execution she had seen Tina become more paranoid and she hated that. If her sister could breathe easier in a different town then so be it. The family spent one last Christmas together and two days later, Tina had set off with her things to stay with her other half-sister.

[sweet-vanilla-sims]

Year 1654

TW/CW: Death, Murder, Child Death

The year began with the young Morosini boys causing trouble Giovanni wanted to be upset but when Aubrie Ludovici was poisoned at the celebration of her son's first birthday, he was willing to let things slide in favor of appreciating what he had.

Orsa and Orelia grew into lovely children and left their parents reeling a bit as age changed their personalities greatly from each other. As a toddler Orsa had been a charming little girl and that charm had turned to being quite resourceful in reusing things that would have otherwise been tossed though Osana complained because her sister stank of the garbage she salvaged things from before Giulia could herd her into the bath to clean up. Orelia was such an angelic little darling when she was younger but that trait seemed to mask a nasty habit of sticky fingers and not in the literal sense like her twin.

The girls were perfectly content to do their work together from their lessons though and despite their differences it was a sigh of relief that age had not changed the relatively friendly atmosphere the sisters shared with one another.

While the adults were busy with their brothers, the girls chatted about what news they had heard in the family such as Tina's marriage in June that took place after a six month courtship after her sister introduced her to him. Osana and Orsa found it romantic that they courted for real before marriage, Orelia just liked being included in the gossip, and Orsolina felt a pang of jealousy for her cousin since if her parents could set up a match with nobility who knew if she would care for her future spouse, her own parents weren't even speaking to each other beyond the occasional word about the kids.

The bloodshed between the Laurent and Markovic families continued as a carriage "accident" claimed the lives of the expectant Lady Laurent and her young son. Miraculously though the unborn child was safely removed before it was too late and through it all the Laurents hosted a celebration for their new daughter following the funerals. Giulia wondered when the violence would end and was quickly met with that answer when the Widow Collari declared that this violence must be the result of witchcraft and she headed off a witch hunt. It put fear into the family's hearts as almost every member was able to wield magic.

The girls did their best to keep their minds off the Witch hunt by keeping busy and discussing the remarriage of the Laurent family head to Aurelio's sister Emma, though Beverly's husband was arrested in the hunt despite not being a spellcaster. It scared the girls as Orsolina and Osana realized that it didn't even matter if they were witches or not, blame was being assigned anyways.

The witch hunt seemed to be dying down now that a 'witch' had been caught but the cold of winter took hold shortly after October and Giuseppe took ill. He fought it for days but ultimately his already frail body could not overcome it this time and on November 13th he passed away not waking from his sleep.

The girls took the loss of their little brother hard especially the twins who were closer in age to him. The older girls tried to keep in good spirits the best they could for their parents and siblings following the loss but Osana threw herself into playing games like chess when she could cause she could hardly keep still in her grief.

Little Giuliano was far too young to understand what it meant that his brother had died and would frequently ask his mother about when he'd be back to play but seeing her face twist at his questions he tried to ask less frequently. Giulia could tell that the answers she gave were insufficient to her youngest but she was grateful that he had the grace to try not to press though she was determined to figure out the right way to tell him but was there even a way to make him understand?

Orsolina was older and because of that she was more likely to try and hold in her grief. In a lot of ways, Orsolina reminded Giulia of her younger self before the famine, oldest trying to hold the world on her shoulders. But unlike how Vincente was happy to give her more problems to hold, Giulia was determined to at least be the ear her daughter could tell her troubles to. Of course she figured that it wouldn't be long before she would rather speak with her sisters than mother but for the time being Giulia was happy her daughter relied on her when she needed.

Giovanni was glad when the witch hunt ended with the Markovic spouse being executed for witchcraft. He was accused of causing all the drama between the Markovic and Laurent family that had occurred over the past few years and while no one truly believed that story, it was a good excuse to draw a peace between the two for no more casualties. Everyone else had managed to escape unscathed from the witches by the end of the year which was a cause for celebration.