Under Percy's guidance, Minister of Justice Eugène Roué once again entered the Élysée Palace, so familiar to him that he could not be more familiar with it.
Passing through the familiar drawing room, ascending the stairs covered with a large red Ottoman wool carpet, Roué and Percy received warm greetings from the staff at the Élysée Palace as they walked slowly along the corridor, arriving at the study.
At the door of the study, Roué and Percy parted ways. Standing alone before the mahogany door, he took a deep breath and gently knocked on the study's door.
"Come in!" A familiar voice called out from inside, with a slight Italian accent.
With permission granted, Roué carefully pushed open the door to the study and glanced inside, making eye contact with the person in the room.
"Come in, Minister Roué!" Jerome Bonaparte, with a smile on his face, beckoned to Roué from outside the door.
