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Rebecca had chosen their daughter’s first name. If there was one thing Maxim could say to his wife’s credit, Lydia did sound very well. Even so, he thought it only right that he be the one to choose her middle name.
As a boy, he had developed a fascination for the Habsburgs after being made to learn German by his parents. He had heard of a fascinating legend surrounding the empress Elisabeth, who died exactly a decade ago, and her attraction to death.
He hoped that naming Lydia after that enigmatic empress wouldn’t turn out to be a terrible omen.