King Miguel:
"It's nice that you gathered us here and all, but during the last tournament you put one of my finest knights, Sir Hugo, in prison!"
King Phillip:
"He tried to kill sir Constantine when he walked off the field after defeating Sir Hugo."King Miguel:
"Surely he has been punished enough for that by now? How could I possibly give assistance to a king who locks up my people?"Queen Dominique:
"You make a good point, as soon as we get back to our castle we will ensure his release."While the queen would prefer to keep such a dangerous knight in prison, keeping him there could only make an enemy out of King Miguel.
King Phillip agreed with the decision, and moved on to discuss the matter at hand.
"Now that that is settled, please hear us out. As we mentioned in our invitation, an assasin tried to kill me.. he worked together with the Dread Baron, and a third man who revealed to us that Prince Edward the Lion hired all three of them."King Oberon:
"This is very troubling news indeed if what you say is true.. his father was a noble man.. stubborn, but noble. Do you think the young prince is only after you, or do you think there is more at stake here?"Queen Dominique:
"He has been gathering a large army very fast.. independent lords have sworn allegiance to him.. Would it not be better to put a stop to this before this turns into a war?"Queen Morina:
"I fail to see how this is my problem."
Queen Valeria:
"What can we do to stop this war?"King Ragnar:
"Why stop it? surely you can't be affraid of this little lion cub? Burn down his villages, and he will surely surrender!"King Oberon:
"Burning down villages will only bring a lot of harm to many people who do not even know about the treason of their liege. As far as I understand he is quite kind to his people. This is why I cannot act against him.. I can see about helping with the Dread Baron however.. "While everyone is busy talking around the table, Sir Stephen and Sir Constantine talk quietly amongst themselves.
Sir Constantine:
"Don't worry about King Oberon, he is a great man.. if he agrees to send support, I will propose to lead these forces."Sir Stephen:
"It is very much appreciated, but be carefull not to weaken your own borders.. Surely you suffer the most from Viking raids since their isle is next to Elydion?"Sir Constantine:
"I am more concerned about internal matters.. and the vikings are of little concern.. few dare to land on our shores.. they fear the rumors about our lands."Sir Stephen:
"I have heard some, just how much of it is true?"Sir Constantine smiles.
"Let's just say a lot of it is exaggerated, but we don't elaborate on that.. it works well to keep people from causing trouble."In the meanwhile, it seems things are turning out quite positive at the table of kings.
Sir Warren:
"This dread Baron seems similar to the tyrant who used to rule Craftkeep.. We have been itching for a real challenge for years.. ever since we managed to improve things there it has been rather quiet. We will gladly seek out and defeat this Dread Baron for you, King Phillip."Queen Dominique smiles.
"It is very much appreciated, but I must warn you that he is very dangerous. He seemed evenly matched with Sir Cedric, before Cedric sacrificed himself to protect my husband. He defeated Sir Christopher without even trying."Sir Warren:
"We have heard many tales of Sir Cedric yes.. perhaps individually we would not be as strong as Cedric, but I am confident that the four of us would be, so we should have no trouble with the Dread Baron."King Phillip:
"We welcome your help with open arms Sir Warren, gold knight of the West."Queen Morina:
"I think I have heard quite enough of this whole Dread Barons and Lion prince matter.. perhaps we can move on to more important business?"
King Miguel:
"That baron sounds scary though.. we should do something about him."King Raymond:
"Queen Morina, what are you here for then if I may ask? What could be more important?"Queen Morina:
"I merely wished to establish trade rights with Craftkeep in person. Their blacksmiths are known for their great skill."
Sir Warren:
"Thank you Queen Morina, we will gladly establish trade with Blackwood."Queen Morina:
"That is all I needed to hear. I will send someone to Craftkeep to work out the details."King Ragnar:
"Why bother? I respect them for conquering Craftkeep, but it seems all four of them where affraid to take the throne."King Miguel:
"I am not even sure why he is here.. he is no king and should have no place at this table."King Oberon:
"Sir Warren has proven himself to be respectfull and well mannered.. which I cannot say about the former ruler of Craftkeep. He will always be welcome to share my table."King Phillip:
"And ours as well."King Raymond:
"We remain cautious.. but to get back to this matter of the Dread Baron and Prince Edward, we will send out ten of our finest knights to find and capture Prince Edward."
Queen Valeria:
"It is the young prince who is the root of all this evil, if we capture him, there will be no need for war. He will be treated well."King Ragnar:
"Why not just chop off his head and be done with it?"Queen Valeria turns pale at the very thought of such a gruesome thing.
"In Chivalia we treat everyone with equal honour, even when they do not show it themselves."King Miguel:
"It's not a bad fellow, I have talked to him at times.. he has been a guest in Falcona for a while. Very polite. Very curious too! always asking me about how many soldiers I had, how high my city walls are, how many ships I have.. as if I know such things! I am a king, I have people to handle those sort of affairs."((will be continued soon.))
