You order peasant draft to replenish the numbers of the Army that is then to fight the orcs once more.
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This time they fought well, and despite some casualties, they have slain most of the orcs while the rest fled.
835 AD, Summer
Your wife is already asleep when you finally join her in the bed after long day at the office. You close your eyes only to notice sudden breeze coming from the window. You turn around and notice a silhouette with a dagger - it's an assassin!
1tbh this roll screws up things for everybody I:
But before you can do anything, the man plunges his blade into your throat. You gargle and gasp and choke on your blood, your arms flailing. The last thing you hear is the scream of your wife who awoken; the last thing you see is the assassin running toward the window.
The spark of life leaves your body very, very quickly.
835 AD, Midsummer
"...Kiwis!? Are you mad? Obviously it is Queen Alexandra behind that, who but her is our greatest enemy!?"
"Maybe she even worked in unison with that elven-"
"ORDER!" The advisor slams the iron ball against the desk and then sighs.
"For gods' sake, can't you people stick to the topic?? We have a succession crisis to deal with here." One of the more progressive and Lametanian-tainted nobles stood up.
"I do not see why we're even hosting this council? Of Houlandin's children, Lady Eiri is still alive and has married a Count from the north of our Kingdom, who sadly passed away this spring. But she has a three-years old son. Pass the throne to her-"
"To a woman?? There never was a self-ruling Queen on the throne of Luathbas! That's against the tradition! And the laws!"
"Excuse me!" Shouts Queen Mother Ciri, seated near the advisor. "I was on the throne of Luathbas for almost five years till my son reached the age of man. Even if you reject me, then let me remind you, Benelisse is with child, so we just wait till she gives birth to a son, then-"
"Then what?" Angrily asks one of elder noblemen. "Another fifteen years regency of a woman? And we don't even know if the child is a boy, for the love of..."
"We should've kept Lady Aolineniya here under lock and key so that just in such scenario we could put her sons on the throne, regency or not." Says one other, other grumble, some add to it:
"Yes! Invite her and her children back! Send forth envoys with invitation!-" One of more stubborn nobles counters with:
"That could take ages, but if we were to-" Suddenly one of younger nobles stood up.
"No! She left the Kingdom and therefore forfeited her children's rights! Besides, I'm telling you, it's her who had Lech assasinated in the first place!" Then it got worse...
"That's is not the topic, you idiot! Stop bringing up rumors and conjecture here!"
"Change the law, it's the fastest way! Then we have a proper Queen on throne and can deal with our enemies near and far!"
"Over my dead body! Women are unfit to rule our Kingdom! That is truth!!"
"How dare you belittle me like that! You yourself are unfit to rule your own house!!"
"ORDER!" Slam, slam, slam.
The Council, however, had to reach a decision...
A) Change the traditional hereditary laws and install Lady Eiri, daughter of Houlandin, on the throne of Luathbas as Queen with full rights. Her children will then inherit.
B) Change the traditional hereditary laws and install Lady Benelisse, wife of Lech, on the throne of Luathbas as Queen with full rights. Her children will then inherit.
C) Change the traditional hereditary laws and install Idorina, daughter of Lech, on the throne of Luathbas, and establish regency of Queen Mother Benelisse (amongst others), till the girl reaches the age of fifteen.
D) Send envoys westwards, in an attempt to find and invite Aolineniya, and her children, back to Luathbas.
E) Postpone the matter of succession until the child of Lady Benelisse of Lametania, wife of late King Lech, is born and thus its gender revealed.
