Jerome Jr. released Fleury's hand and patted him encouragingly on the shoulder.

Then turning to Pessily, he asked, half in jest: "Pessily, where is our King now? Does he not want to see my cousin any more?"

"Your Highness, your Majesty..." Percieri hung his head in dismay.

Rococo: a style and style of art originating in France and spreading throughout Europe in the 18th century.