Chapter 12
We're checking in on the Rostovs now. The Countess is very unhappy about the fact that both Petya and Nikolai are at war. She tried to get one of them sent back or at least get them sent to the same place, but neither is possible. The last letter she received from Nikolai was about his meeting with Mary. Finally, the Count has managed to get Petya - the younger son - transferred to Pierre's regiment, which is positioned near Moscow so at least he'll be close to his mother. The Countess hopes she'll be able has Petya kept away from battlezones for the rest of the war. Petya doesn't arrive at Moscow until the 28th of August, and the Countess is insufferable the whole time, refusing to let the rest of her family leave Moscow while the rest of the city evacuates. The Rostovs finally prepare to leave, but it takes them a while to get organised and, meanwhile, Moscow is riddled with chaos and rumours and the entire family is distracted. Count Ilya is trying to figure out the truth from the rumours and organise their departure, the Countess is overseeing the packing and trying to hunt down her youngest son to s/mother him, Petya is avoiding his mother to try to spend time with Natasha, and Sonya is sad because she realised - from Nikolai's letter - that he might be in love with Mary, and that this would actually be a good thing because having Nikolai marry a Bolkonski would restore the family fortunes (especially after Natasha screwed up her chance with Andrew). Sonya ends up doing most of the packing as a distraction. Petya and Natasha are actually quite happy - they're together, they adore one another, Natasha is getting over her heartbreak (not yet knowing that Andrew and Anatole are dead) and Petya is sure he is a great war hero.
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