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The Duke laughs and stands up.

"If that is your goal, oh Emperor, you need to first defeat my armies, capture my capital, and force me." He then turns to his bodyguards and leaves with haste, and so do you.

Upon returning to your camp, the messenger anxiously awaits your answer.

A) Take half of my troops back to Methiant and then, to Cidric of Cydwyl.
B) Ask the council to call an emergency mobilization to provide soldiers for Cidric, with supplies as well.
C) Tell the council to send Cidric some supplies.
D) Tell him to pack up as you are abandoning the war in Eval to deal with more important issues.

You tell the messenger to remain at your tent, as you will decide on this new crisis after you're done negotiating with Duke of Eval.

At the meeting site, you two dismount from the horses and retreat under the shadow of a nearby oak tree, three bodyguards behind you, three behind the Duke.

"I know what my son has done." The Duke begins, "But that does not gives you the right to walk into my domain and start killing my subjects and soldiers left and right! But fine, I agree that my son's act was worthy a reprisal." Somewhat begrudingly, Caun also agrees that he should pay for his son's treachery.

You decide to ask for...

A) The Duchy to be incorporated into glorious Methiant Empire!
B) A small monetary compensation, just for Targald's vile act alone.
C) The Duke to accept you as his senior and overlord!
D) Yearly tribute for some period of time, to punish the Duke harshly yet fairly.

You agree to the meeting.

The next morning, just as you're about to leave with your entourage, one of your pages arrives.

"Sire, there's a messenger from the capital. He is tired but asks to be allowed to speak with you at once."

A) "Then let him rest, I will talk to him after I'm done with the Duke."
B) "Fine, give him some water and I will meet with him."

Name: Sixkt'akt Vneru
Title: The Changerer. Lord of the Unknown. Mistress of the Red Thread. Saviour of Fate.

Artifact. Let's Lord of the Rings this thing
A - Twister of Fate

Yes, this pleases me ;v

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You order most the cavalry to pursuit the fleeing San and the remnants of broken Evalian forces, while you lead the rest of the army.

Four days later, your scouts report that another group of several hundred militia, with a few dozen horsemen at best, has been spotted a day away westwards from your current position.

A) My thirst for blood must be quenched!
B) Ignore them and continue toward the capital.

You order the Army against the southern Evalians. The battle commences on the high noon, with the enemy cozily positioned slightly above you on a hillside, allowing them to remain on defensive if they wish.

Part of their cavalry begins with a rush before your Thundercats even start to load, stealing the initiative from your hands!

4*

Grazing the left flank of your Army, the stampede of horses moves past your soldiers, and engages your cavalry, dangerously near the Fireblood batteries of yours. They hack and slash any that dares step before their wave of steel!

You order a countercharge against the remainder, while your footmen (of which there is a multitude), try to encircle and defeat the enemy horsemen.

4*, 6*

The countercharge and the encirclement work very well, the latter almost perfectly; the enemy cavalry at their hillside does pose some problems and some of your horsemen are blasted apart by cannon fire that looks and sounds disturbingly alike Thundercats' volleys. The bulk of Evalian cavalry however gets stuck amongst your ranks, and a furious melee ensues.

6*

Enemy numbers get lower and lower all the time, despite the fact that the cavalry manages to escape from encirclement and rides forth easternly, their numbers low. The hillside battle is quickly resolved; the Thundercats of Evalians are abandoned and what remains of their reserve horsemen flees over the hill.

Shortly after the battle, the bodycount is reported to you; about two thousand Evalians litter the ground, alongside about one thousand hundred of Methiantese soldiers (majorly the footmen who engaged the flanking cavalry of theirs). The Evalian Thundercats have been captured in few numbers, and your engineers will try to determine their make and origin.

Your officers convene with you about the next step.

A) We continue marching towards the capital.
B) We swing easternly to deal with the other Evalian troop.
C) We plop down to rest and recuperate for a day or so.

You decide to meet with this enemy Army.

Two mornings from the terrible evening, the forces of Methiant and Eval meet!

10!*

Your drive to win the war, coupled with artillery support and sheer number superiority lets you smash the Evalians apart. They're encircled, bombarded, charged and ran into the ground in truly glorious display of military tactics. Few survive and escape, while the total of dead and wounded on your side does not exceed three score (unless the officers are trying to cheer you up with false numbers, that's it). Your soldiers and officers proclaim you a 'Master Tactician', but you already have a title that suits you well.

With such tiny amount of losses and such a glorious victory, the Army carries itself toward the capital.

In five more days, the local fortress of Ouva is spotted on the horizon. Located upon a steep hill and with tall towers, it is truly an inpregnable fortress.

A) Besiege it and move on, I've got more than enough troops to do that several times!
B) Bombard its fabled walls to dust, and then storm the insides for supplies and glory!