Letters for the King, 1611

[KeatonUnbeaten 1103]

Dear Joseph Alexander,

 

Me and mine have loyally served Courland since the days of the Riga War in Vailor. We have fought for you more battles than we can count. We have aided you and your line before you in every way possible, and we have never faltered or questioned our loyalty. This ends now.

 

My uncle Gared always told me: “The two most important things in a man are honor and loyalty. Everything else is second to that.” And I always listened to him, so it tears my hearts to shreds to choose between them. But it has become apparent to me that, with what has happened, I cannot in good conscience stand by this Kingdom or its despot monarch for any longer.

 

The slaughter of an entire vassal’s host for the crime of negotiation? True madness grips Courland this day; I feel pity only for its misguided and misled people who oppress those who would, happily, embrace them as brethren. The blood of the innocence spilt in this coming revolution - this battle for the rights of man - will forever stain the Staunton line.

 

The Barony of Windmor formally secedes from the Kingdom of Courland. You disgrace the legacy your predecessors built with your crimes. The Creator judges you.

 

Signed,

Gareth Errmark, Count of Windmor

[WoodenApples 382]

"****, we're doomed" comments Joseph to his court

[CaptainHaense 1154]

Finally, a Courlander with sense!" John Pasquier would proclaim from the north

[KeatonUnbeaten 1103]

3 minutes ago, WoodenApples said:

"****, we're doomed" comments Joseph to his court

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((skirmish? :)) @WoodenApples

[Tornaedo 1249]

"Him and his one man army" he cowers with Joseph behind the throne.

[iris1612 1780]

Nikolai smiles the sun's smile

[Kevinblabla7 641]

torvin grandaxe sends aid to keaton the unbeaten

[Tibertastic 107]

The young lord Uthred Ruthern would smile gleefully as his wetnurse came back with a pile of toffee treats.

[Kukiii 511]

Elias would tap his chin lightly, remembering how the Rutherns drew arms first and tried to slay the King and his men

[iris1612 1780]

Just now, Kukiii said:

Elias would tap his chin lightly, remembering how the Rutherns drew arms first and tried to slay the King and his men

 

"Nice use of alternative facts," says Nikolai, remembering how Frederick Staunton drew his sword on the assembled host and the Rutherns only drew after Adelwen shouted 'protect the Count' who, if you'll remember, was 8 years old. 

[Rammer 388]

"An unforeseen event, it'll be interesting to see how this will play out in the grand scheme of things."  Ian thinks to himself, crumbling the paper up in his hand absent-mindedly

[TankM1A2 840]

Glendon Stafford would furiously begin penning a letter, addressed to Gareth Errmark.

[Kiiwi 1440]

Ariana soils her dress with fear. "Oh my! How ever shall our massive army beat one man!" She'd faint.

[Sander 3312]

Gilondir would read the letter with clear suprise "Well then... Tha' was unexpected. Le's just hope there won' be more Houses secedin' from the Kingdom to stand against us with their grand one-man-army's..." He chuckles "Gared was a better chap than this Gareth it seems..."

[Nathan_Barnett36 1564]

"Courland saying he is a one man army yet you gave him a fort. If you just give away forts to a man with no people with him, it just shows how desperate you are to keep people with you" Galahad would say, strolling through the unguarded north with more resources for defenses.