All over the realms of Man there was a message spreading. A whisper. A rumour. In whatever form possible, be it letters, notices, bumbling tavern drunks or bombastic heralds, the message was put forth clearly.
"Hear me, good folk of Orenia. To the south I've heard most terrible news of a usurper. A false queen who has chased out the remnants of the once fearsome and respectable House of d'Amaury, a family who I like to call my dear friends. Now do not let me misconstrued, I've no qualms with the House of Horen, however Lorraine was never theirs to rule, and the people of Lorraine made that very clear when they had left the Empire for Courland's cause. I've always been a good friend and associate of the highborn of humanity and feel like it is time for me to pay my debts to them for all their kindness, and with that I've this to say:
To Her Farcical Majesty, Anna I Sofia of House Horen-Preussens, by the Grace of Yourself, Thief Queen of Lotharingia, Scheming Scoundrel of Pruvia, ****** of Lorraine, Cur of Ostwick and Summerhall, and Warden of Nothing.
You of all should know that schemes and plots only leads down a miserable path, yet your woeful mind is insistent on violating the entire Kingdom of Lotharingia for your own satisfaction. Not an ounce of legitimacy, not a thimble of competence and hardly a pinch of reason. The Kingdom belongs to d'Amaury and shall be restored within two saint's days, should you and your council of spitlickles and craven lordlings fail to meet this demand then there is thousands of folk in the world far more unscrupulous than yourself who would most willingly accept a chest of silver for your life.
Cower in fear or skin a cat, I do not care for what you do when threats are sent your way, simply get the deed done and you'll not hear from us again.
Yours truly,
The good friends of d'Amaury."