For a Fool's Eyes

[Publius 4098]

7th of the Deep Cold, 1611...

 

 

A blanket of snow covered Metz for the first time in decades, the weather itself seeming to express the bitterness of the world. From it, a courier would sally to the coast to set sail, seeking Aleksandria to relay a message. Copies of the letter would be sent by couriers heading north on horseback; there would be no mistaking Lotharingia’s position in the days to come.

 

The letter would read as follows:

 

Spoiler

 

 

To the King of Courland,

 

Unbecoming of a sovereign is your hissing and ignorance. You cannot honestly claim faith in the Creator and a belief in humanity's divine nature therein, whilst simultaneously pursuing this regressive path with such zeal. Our request was simple; do not let the Dwarves meddle.

 

Whence such insecurity is born from a rebellion that a man would act as a consort of other races, his nation is no longer sovereign. Congratulations though are in order; the Fenn and Dwed have recovered since John the Relentless smashed them alongside your ancestors, and have made vassals of old adversaries. Of course, that is good on them, not you.

 

You have learned no lessons from the evils and follies of the Empire as you have antagonized the men of the north in the exact same way they had Courland. Far from you are the crusaders of justice and freedom you used to fashioned yourselves as, as your hearts were consumed first by wrath, and now seized by greed and fear.

 

How cute, that you may now empathize so greatly with the Empire you lament our brotherhood stemming from destroying.

 

Do not again speak on my people's history and call us hypocrites; we fought against Oren, as did every sovereign state on Axios. Our liberation came with our desire for self determination and against oppression, a plight the Ruthern’s relate well to. Before us both the ghost of Tobias proclaimed the world would know peace or death in reference to the Westerlands, yet the Dwarves waged war anyhow. Lotharingia has the exact same grievances against Norland - if they can even be called that - of once historically having their obligations as vassals broken. Our animosity for the Dwarves and their wickedness should be one we both share, alas, you have not the spine to stand up to someone half your size. In your place, we will though.

 

Having abandoned Lotharingia in its war against Mardon during a succession crisis as well, I find it especially humourous you would even begin to talk on honour at all, nevermind in the same breath.

 

Whether you thought we would sit and continue to get berated and support your claim quite genuinely, I must assure you this; we will not.

 

Prepare for War.

 

GOD bless,

King Regent, Odo d’Amaury

[Kevinblabla7 641]

Abdes de Savin sends out his ships to destroy these ships. No rebels on Asul!

[seannie 7443]

"The Kingdom of Lotharingia has my favor eternally, their assistance in this war shall not be forgotten!" states Harren of Metterden after successfully talking with the Kingdom's officials.

[lev 627]

"What a twist!" Rosencrantz chimes 

[TankM1A2 840]

Glendon Stafford comments, "Good man, and he certainly has a way with words. Well spoken, err.. written."