Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Tuscany, Helen chọtara ezi nkwụsi ike, n'agbanyeghị na nwa ya nwoke anọghị ya n'ihe ka ukwuu n'afọ. Otú ọ dị, ntiwapụ nke Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ ghasasịrị ndụ ya kwa ụbọchị ọzọ. N'ikwekọ na Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Soviet Union manyere Romania ka ọ gaa
nyefere ha Bessarabia na Northern Bukovina na June 26, 1940, na izu ole na ole mgbe e mesịrị, a manyere mba ahụ ịhapụ Northern Transylvania na Hungary (Nkwụghachi ụgwọ Vienna nke abụọ, 30 August 1940) na Southern Dobruja na Bulgaria (Nkwekọrịta nke Craiova, 7 Septemba 1940); Mfu ókèala ndị a kwụsịrị Greater Romania, nke e kere na njedebe nke Agha Worldwa Mbụ. Enweghị ike ịnọgide na-enwe ịdị n'otu ókèala nke mba ya na n'okpuru nrụgide sitere na Iron Guard, otu ndị Fascist nke Nazi Germany kwadoro, Carol II ghọrọ onye na-enweghị mmasị ma mesịa mee ka ọ kwụsị na 6 Septemba 1940. Nwa ya nwoke Michael, dị afọ 18, ghọrọ eze mgbe General Ion Antonescu guzobere ọchịchị aka ike site na nkwado nke ndị otu Iron Guard.