Art by Vincent De Noux from his painting "The Naked Lady of Whispering Gulch"

November 15, 1814

New Orleans – A distraction is provided by a newcomer, redheaded Elizabeta Toledo who was sent to this steamy city by her father after she was caught posing nude for artists in Spain. Sending someone with a strong libido to New Orleans is akin to tossing kerosene on a fire. On this quiet day, Elizabeta poses nude for a class at Collége d’Orléans where Aimée and Lucia watch and wonder about their new, brazen friend.

November 16, 1814

Plantations south of New Orleans – British spy Harold Lowe maps the plantations beneath the city as a possible attack route for the British. Tomorrow he will go to Gentilly to map the land along the east approaches to New Orleans.

from BATTLE KISS, Part 1, “The Redcoats are Coming” www.oneildenoux.net