Franz and 1871 are set during the Franco-Prussian war of that period, where Léonidès senses and locates another Blood Angel, like him -- Franz. He's been wounded during one of the cavalry battles but is more concerned with tending to his horse, which is also hurt. This gives him the appearance of being a decent person.
Feeling lonely, Léon decides to turn him, even though he's not sure of what the guy is all about. That's despite a directive from the Oyim, who rule over the vampire world, that permission must first be sought and granted. But as a fellow BA, Franz would be more of a companion than the rest of Léon's troupe, who are mere vampires.
Only things don't turn out the way he wanted. Turns out Franz is a heterosexual asshole but with courtly manners, so Léon seeks out his sister, Gabrielle (who's also BA). He thinks the two of them would be perfect for each other and offers to swap the guy for Dmitriy, the Russian BA she turned who wound up actually being gay. She's intrigued, but wants a trial run. Now Léon is afraid she'll keep them both.
This part of the story ranges from Metz, France to London to Korea to Hong Kong at a time when travel took a while. I've got just under 30,000 words written on it, with maybe 10,000 more to go. WW2 would need a lot more work, so 1871 might be worth completing...especially wince it's got some serious sex scenes in it.
Lord knows I love those.
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