Cuckoldry Or Fratricide

[ferdaboy 3488]

 

Spoiler

[!] This letter can be seen nailed onto the doors of various Aulic offices within the palace, and word of it makes its way onto the streets of New Valdev. 

 

 

Cuckoldry Or Fratricide

 

 

 

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I have been away for far too long, and in my absence, it seems you have lost all reason. The dark encroaches onto the light, and you busy yourself with putting our brother, Andrey, to trial? War looms on the horizon. Our Kingdom dances on the edge, desperate for all who are able to serve, yet you turn your back on them, again and again. First, Deia - a soul with an eternity left to serve the kingdom - cast aside. And now Andrey. Tell me, brother, who will it be next? Will it be I who falls under your misguided judgment?

 

Have you truly learned nothing from the Alstions? You unleash your pup, the Marshal, upon our brother Andrey - for what? You have branded the man treacherous, a criminal for the assault on Marus Weiss. But this Marus dared to defile the sanctity of our brother’s marriage, making foul advances on his beloved wife! And what did you expect to happen, Marius, that Andrey should stand watch, cuckolded by your soldier and watch his sacred bond torn asunder by the lust of one? 

 

Tell me, brother, if such an affront was made against the Queen, your wife, would you stay your hand? No. You would see the wretch’s body swing from a rope, strung up alongside the rest of the vile criminals.

 

You call Andrey’s actions treachery; I call yours fratricide. Learn from Charles, and release him.

 

All can be forgiven, brother.

 

 

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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS,  Josef Stanimar, Duke of Galahar, Oracle of Maenvestiyaeo

 

[Seuss 1056]

Ser Joakim Colborn looked over the missive he noticed on the Aulic doors while patrolling the palace. "The young Bihar was nej at the trial. Seems a case of whisper down the lane." he left the missive where it was nailed and went on about his patrol.

[KillerMaid 636]

Malna/Annika, who definitely knows what happened between both Andrey, and with Deia just stood there, reading the missive. 

 

"If only he knew. But, its not my place to tell."

 

[ContestedSnow 1435]

Ratibor Radovanic pursed his lips, as he slowly, painfully slowly, read through a copy of the notice that had made it to the streets. Largely a wayfarer now, beyond occasional pangs of homesickness driving him to return to New Valdev, he'd held many similar thoughts close to his chest. Andrey was many things, but a senseless murderer he was not. The Raev's jaw set just as he scrolled out a messily-scrawled map upon a simple wooden table, and crossed out another church visited in charcoal. He slipped his axe through a hoop of his belt, and fastened a short-sword of Lurinite make upon his opposite hip, before making his way out of his home, and towards his mount once more.

 

Surely, Andrey was held within one of these holy places. Surely he could track down his friend and brother in arms, given enough travel and search. And surely, things were not so dire as they seemed.

Edited August 24, 2024 by ContestedSnow

[Frawlic 1602]

Lady Korvacz sat beyond the tavern with word of such a letter trickling to her ears. With knitted brows all she could manage to say of the matter was a quick, "Huh."

She made to return to Katabanya, wondering what leading the Barony would look like in time with how things were moving forwards.
It made her nervous.

[Xarkly 17299]

Drummed his fingers on his glaive as he pondered the revelations.

 

No matter how many times he broke it down, though, he always came to the same conclusion.

 

"                ," he muttered to himself, and finally rose from his seat to do just that.

[GhostSHTR 1205]

“So the Prince cares more for his murderous bastard sibling than his own merciful brosa. A shame that someone with the gift of sight can be so blind” commented the Nord before returning to his office