After the wedding, Pyotr remains distant from Ekaterina. He comes to believe that by conceiving a child, they would no longer be use to the Empress and would then be cast aside. Pyotr then becomes ill, sending him to a bitter spiral.
After the wedding, Pyotr remains distant from Ekaterina. He comes to believe that by conceiving a child, they would no longer be use to the Empress and would then be cast aside. Pyotr then becomes ill, sending him to a bitter spiral.