An Ultimatum

[Sultan 3953]

He looks to the speakers as they throw out there words as if Edwin has already given them what they wanted..

Thy words are comely thy actions be. He sighs

He looks Towards the coin then towards King Edwin..

I pray pardon thee King for Thither actions..

He then Looks again towards the Alrasins..

Thou art speak of siezing thy lands of Salvus I pray that thy knows that thee King hath not signed nor agreed or thought of thy Treaty nor spoken good or Ill of it..

Methinks That thy should be patient and let King Edwin speak his mind before thy go forth and seek his lands.

He then looks towards King Edwin nodding his head in courtesy.

Prithee thy Majesty dost speak for I pray thy words be filled with Godly wisdom and wit, for thy hath held thy front and thy wits against thy foes by thy honor.

He then looks towards the Alrasins.

For I pray tell thee that nor King be thy bought with earthly matters such thy gold nor thy sliver for thy Kings be men of god chosen by him to rule thy earth in his name for I pray thee that thy withdraw thy misconduct.

Thy cousin Hightower thou speaks of Reantus, we art not based on War nor based on Trade nor of peace, we art based on Kingdom and Kingdom alone.

Thou thy preach thy of peace and thy of trade but we know that thy hath.

He stops and smiles towards his cousin.

He then looks towards King Edwin.

I pray thy Lord Forgiveness. For thy word is yours thy Majesty.

[Aislin 4354]

Aislin remains seated and exhales slowly. He then gestures to Edwin.

And now we can let the King decide.

[TheRedNinja 30]

((sorry I have been super busy with work this week, I will respond once I get off))

[HappyShackles 886]

Lorethos sighs and plunges his hand into his pocket, raising the note with Aislin's seal before the guard at the door. They nod in recognition of the seal, and open the door. Mumbling, he walks inside slowly, gazing at the room. His cowl pulled off, he moves to an unoccupied space around the table, next to Aislin. He bows his head silently, placing the note by Aislin inviting Lorethos to the talks in case anyone challenges his presence.

He crosses his arms and listens intently, waiting to hear and be given permission to speak before he forms a word with his lips.

[TheRedNinja 30]

**Reads over the parchment and listens to the table as he sits back into his chair, he grabs the mina and twirls it within his fingers. As Godfrey speaks he nods thankfully and takes a swill of ale from his pint. Once the King has finished he stands looking at the High King of Alras and with a grin he tosses the coin into his cup with a splash, he hands the cup off the one of the servants.**

I have no desires of wealth, if I did I wouldn't be in this room I would have taken Salvus's vast riches and lived the rest of my life in exile. My only wish is the well being of the citizens of Salvus and I wish this war to end, we have spent long sleepless nights speaking of various outcomes, it looks grim for our peaceful nation. Therefore I am open for the discussion of a treaty.

**Just then the doors swing open and Lorethos walks in and sits down, Edwin watches slightly cock eyed as he does. Edwin Chuckles once he is seated.**

Lorethos, thank you for blessing us with your charming presence. Now where was I, ah yes, I could be swayed to agree to all these terms besides one thing. You want most if not all of Salvus's land? Is there nothing that can be done to save the nation, I do not wish for Salvus to slip into the grasp of history.

**Walks to a shelf, picks up a map and unrolls it onto the table**

I am interested to know what lands you wish to claim. Also I would like to rebuild my house, with the lose of Riven my family is for the most part destroyed.

[HappyShackles 886]

Lorethos contemplates the situation silently, wondering if he has any place to talk. Eventually, his sometimes hidden pompous arrogance takes over him, and he somehow finds an excuse to exchange words with men far more powerful, and far more important than he. He clears his throat, his hand drifting over the map.

"Your Majesty, Godfrey. I think that a division of land granted to the Sheffields as a noble house under thy majesty's liege would be specifically tolerable in the event that Renatus holds Salvus. I would suggest Edwin be permitted to reconstruct Riven regardless of whom takes the land. He has been through much, regrettably the fault of mine, and the respect he garners from many is something that I believe should not be put out of use. I offer my feeble word to his welfare."

He swallows, placing his hand on Tundaris for a moment, the land he took. He traces it and taps the center, then pulls his hand back and looks up.

[_pok_ 1768]

Motions at Lorethos.

"Skah uff. Edwin nub need lat 'ere. Lat plaze am oud wif de guardz. De skahaz whu let lat am skahin' flat..."

Turns back to Edwin.

"Ah gruk dat lat requeztz kan bi mayde, moztleh. Onleh ah gruk dat eitha Renatuz er Alraz wyll abzorb lat. Ah gruk id bi fyne tu rebuild lat 'ome in Riven, bud ah wyll nub own dat land, derefore, ah hab nub plaze tu zpeak aboud wub 'appenz tu id."

Looks to Syrio, Aislin, and Godfrey.

[MediocreGamer 838]

Syrio remains seated throughout the exchange, leaned back in his chair and stroking his beard thoughtfully. He chuckles quietly at Pok's treatment of Lorethos, then sees Aislin beginning to rise in his seat to speak on the matter of Alras' possible absorption of Salvus. Syrio puts his hand on Aislin's shoulder, then gives him a look demanding silence, then rises to his feet. He clears his throat and begins to speak.

'gents, Ah feel dat me Vic'roy 'ere spoke a ta' quick on tha subject o' us absorbin' Salvus into our own fin' nation. Ah 'ad Aislin 'ere send i' 'is troops tah protec' th' people o' Salvus, an' Ah wish i' didn' 'ave tah com' tah such drasti' mattahs.

Though Alras could treat th' peopl' o' Salvus well, Ah fee' we hav' too grea' a distance betw'n Alras an' Salvus, as well as Alras needin' tah focus on our own domestic 'ffairs at th' moment. Ah trust dat King Godfrey can giv' da peopl' wha' they need, an' enshur' dat they ar' treated well.

Ah hereby renounce Alras' claim tah Salvus.

Syrio gives one final glance to each man in the room then nods to Godfrey before taking his seat.

[Aislin 4354]

Aislin nods in response to Syrio's words, satisfied with his change of heart.

[Nico 121]

Nicolas looks to Syrio as he says his final decision. With the acknowledgment of Syrio, he is pleased to here that Alras no longer wishes to control a nation over a vast sea. He turns to Godfrey and slightly smiles. Nicolas begins to rise out of his seat to give his point.

"As the treaty has said, the existing government will be dissolved. There will no longer a government solely for Salvus. If this all goes well, Renatus will take Salvus and the governments will merge. Of course, the government in Renatus will be enforced in the current lands of Salvus. No governmental officer will keep his or her position. Except for the Noble Houses. *Nicolas turns to Edwin* "Your House, will become one of the many Noble Houses in Renatus. You will be given a dukedom of course. The dukedom will cover most the the ruins of Raven and will be including the surround lands Dukedom of Arden. As for the other land, it shall be put away for Church land, Royal land and the extension of northern dukedoms. Alas, it is not fully my decision of what happens to the land, but this is what the other Dukes and I had discussed about."

Nicolas looks to Godfrey and awaits his response on the matter. Nicolas sits down and takes a sip of his wine. Nicolas then leans towards Godfrey and asks, "Your grace, are these words of your approval?"

[Sultan 3953]

Looks towards, Duke Nico.

If King Edwin agrees, to abdicate his crown to me, I shall be crowned King Godfrey I of Salvus. I would be duel King of Reantus and Salvus, Kingdom shall live on and not be forgotten in the books of history this way.

King Edwin if he agrees, would be granted Raven his family home, and the Duchy of Arden, were he shall rule, under my name within the Kingdom laws, and his own laws that do not go against the Kingdoms, he shall be of us and us of him, consulting and advising us, as the laws state of noble of the Kingdom, and he shall hold the rights of noble under feudal contract.

I shall see to it that the people of Salvus are treated well, unharmed and treated justly, adhering to our laws and customs and there customs, I shall see to it that a court of law be established within the walls of the city, to hear the claims and pleas of its people and surrounding inhabits.

I shall see to it, that any man women or child that had been or might be unjustly treated received by law, and there rights and honor be restored.

[_pok_ 1768]

Begins to grow impatient with Edwin.

"Hurreh up ur diz meetun' endz now agh diz Kyngdom fallz."

[TheRedNinja 30]

**King Edwin quickly writes down on a parchment, when pok speaks he looks up at him them back down sighing, his quill moves along at some speed. Once done he reads over it and pushes it to the center of the table so all parties can read.

If you would read over my counter treaty.

**The parchment reads

-All land currently owned by Salvus will be turned over to King Godfrey I.

-All military will be dissolved.

-A new government will be formed within the nation.

-Our My finest weapon will be handed over to the Rex of the Orc nation.

-60,000 minas will be set aside from my families coffers to give to. Alras, Orcs, and the twilight army. 20,000 each.

-I will hand my crown to King Godfrey I

**once most members look up Edwin speaks**

Salvus would live on and return to a peaceful farming nation like it should. Alras would be allowed to keep the land they have claimed, I believe there is a fort there at the moment. I would ask the orcs to return the land they took as it is part of Solace and citizens are having problems getting to their things, maybe some other reparation could be made.

**Edwin looks to King Godfrey**

My King, if allowed I wish for my house to join Renatus's Noble houses and all that entails. Riven is gone and I have no ties with Arden anymore, if allowed I would like to claim the Emrys and start a new there. We should talk later in privacy.

**Looks back to the rest of the group**

Give me a fortnight to get things ready if you accept these terms.

((Sorry I have been busy with work and haven't had much time. We can do something tomorrow if you want.))

[HappyShackles 886]

"Regarding the reparations for war, King Edwin. You set aside funds for all except for Renatus. No doubt this is because Renatus' reperations consist of all of Salvus' land, yes? I only wish to clarify."

[Sultan 3953]

Nods towards Edwin.

''Thy request is granted, for I merely thought that you wished your family lands.''

Looks at the rest of the terms.

''I doth not see any mishaps with the terms, I only ask his Majesty High King Syrio most fair and noble King, would you agree with your gentle pure heart kind and most good King to give us, the lands you claimed of salvus so that the Kingdom in itself is reunited?''

Looks towards Lorthous, ''Nay it is not so, it is that I doth not ask for ransom.''