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You decide to keep your thoughts to yourself, and simply see Anreu and his entourage through the castle gate. After all, he came in unannounced, you might as well not say him farewells!


The Advisor and the Treasurer meet up with you to discuss Anreu's gifts.

"My liege, the money and trinkets bestowed upon you by King Anreu could do well to alleviate the Treasury's problems." Says the Treasurer.

"It is a gift, not a borrowed cache. We can do anything we want with it. Nobody will accuse you of being impolite." Says the Advisor.

A) "Fine, I will keep just a few clothes for myself and my wife."
B) "No! These are gifts, and they belong to me and my family!"

HMS Sea Beetle vs IJN Kaga:
DC4 Main: 3+1+1+1-2 = 4 < 5, miss!
DC5 Secondary: 5+1+1+1-2 = 6 => 5, hit! Comproll: 1, DC1 Main Battery is hit! 1 Armour Plating destroyed!

One of the shells damaged the armour on one of Kaga's main batteries!

So, a little question. Ships can go Evasive for -2 modifiers, both to shoot and be shot at. Quarterspeed gives +1 to those instead. Could you also just go normal speed for no benefits/maluses?

And is rangefinding still per-ship. In which case, if PirateJoe tried to shoot at either NatureGirl or RedWolf, he'd be at -2 for the first volley anyway, correct? Brings a new question, since these shots have to be consecutive to gain the benefits, but can you fire at MULTIPLE ships in a turn and gain rangefinding stacks on all of them at once?

Well yes, you just cancel the command and its back to default 0.

Yes, his rangefinding would reset.

And yes, multiple targets do trigger multiple rangefinding.

You agree to the marriage and the military alliance.

"Splendid! This calls for celebration!" Anreu quickly calls for servants to refill the wine goblets, and you two toast for the alliance.

As the feast progresses deep into the night, and you both indulge in the wine a bit too much, you can't help but notice how handsome Anreu is. Ten years younger than you, with a sharp stubble and piercing blue eyes and a soft waterfall of dark brown hair.

You mention that to him, and he laughs.

"Yoo, sire, arn't of ugliness either. Nay, I say, you're all the bit handsome's too." With passing minutes and smiling back at his smirks and happy facial expressions, you drunkingly rake your brain for cultural and religious tidbits of Dogu and Katte teachings, but you're too drunk for this.

Still, you start to wonder whether Anreu is hitting on you or not.

A) I better distract him with more drank.
B) Lesse spin him toward muh courtiers.
C) Where my wife at, I feel vulnerabluh.
D) -

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You attempt to make the discussion focus on trade.

After a while, it is evident that more trading between the countries is in Anreu's interests.

"Ah yes, now that we're talking about trade, that reminds me." He scratches his chin. "My salt mines are very profitable as of late, and we have surplus of salt. I was considering a new trade partner for excess salt, but perhaps you would like to buy more of the precious white gold, hmm?"

A) "Nah."
B) "Nah, but I'm willing to buy something else, if you have anything..."
C) "Nah, but how about we reestablish our cloth trade route?"
D) "Sure thing."

You decide to allocate some money to the rebuilding of the capital.


The final tributes to Maestrimar and Satorias have been sent.

You also hear that rebels have popped up in eastern Xane-Peon, near the border with Kastoria. Apparently, very much like you, King Anreu had raised taxes for third year in a row, causing many to rise against his oppressive taxation methods.


It seems that King Anreu of Xane-Peon have learned from the previous big revolt in his kingdom, for his Army quickly and brutally dealt with the rebelling peasants.


King Anreu of Xane-Peon and his wife Oria have arrived with a large delegation of servants and noblemen! They even bring gifts - coffers filled with gold and silver, as well as some fancy clothes for you and your wife. Although his arrival is an unannounced surprise (a breach of etiquette, if you were to follow the rules to the very core), you cannot bring yourself to reject the foreigners from your halls.

You welcome King Anreu into the dining hall and quickly arrange for a feast to be hosted today.

As the minstrels and singers scare away the silence of the evening with their reed pipes, lutes and drums, your peer from the western lands sits at your right side, usually reserved for the man's wife. You could spend the evening on partying and being merry, but obviously this is a great situation to foster ties with Anreu and his kingdom.

What should be the topic of your discussion?

A) Family ties between royals!
B) Trade deals of our nations!
C) Whatever brought him here!
D) Military cooperation!
E) Chronic instability plagueing both of you!

IJN Kaga vs HMS Spray and Pray:
DC4 Secondary: 4+1-2-2 = 1 < 5, miss!

There was a sploosh when the shell fell quite behind Spray and Pray.

HMS Sea Beetle vs IJN Kaga:
DC2 Main: 6+1-2+1 = 6 => 5, hit! Comproll: 8, UC1 Structural Bulk is hit! 2 Armour Platings destroyed!
DC3 Main: 2+1-2+1 = 2 < 5, miss!

One of the shells landed against the fore of IJN Kaga, blasting apart some armor. Besides that, there was no damage.