DOWAGER EMPRESS (spoken):
As of today, there will be no more Anastasias.
The reward for her safe return
will be given to charity.
GLEB (spoken):
There never was an Anastasia.
She was a dream.
DOWAGER EMPRESS (spoken):
A beautiful dream.
GLEB (spoken):
A dream only time will fade.
DOWAGER EMPRESS (spoken):
So no more talk of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov.
GLEB (spoken):
The new order has no need for fairytales.
The case is closed.
DOWAGER EMPRESS (spoken):
Still...
COMPANY:
Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Once upon a December