You order the emergency troops to be recalled home.
860 AD, Spring
The Marshal sends a report in which he confirms that he has released the youths and older men back home. He also reports that the mighty olifants, escorted by a thousand of Gubta soldiers, have arrived, with many siege engine parts and their operators arriving as well.
An emissary from the west, from the Kiwi Empire, have arrived at your court today.
"King of Luathbas, my master desires to procure soldiers and stockpiles of metals to protect the borders from ever-increasing nuisance that are the western Horse-spawn. This would go long way to erase our memories of how your kingdom have harbored dissidents and enemies of the royal family in the past."
Unfortunately, your Army is currently preoccupied in the east, therefore you tell the emissary that you have no one and nothing to spare for the Kiwis. He bows and leaves.
860 AD, Mid-Spring
The Army reports great progress at piercing through Parsian defenses, and they won several skirmishes, ableit half of the olifants has been killed already.
Unfortunately, few days later comes a report in which the Marshal writes that he had to retreat his army, as the city of Khosra have rebelled, killing most of the garrison. Luathbas horsemen also had to return to the main body of the Army after a badly-timed raid ended with a hundred of them mauled by a newest column of Parsian Cataphracts arriving at the battlefields.
The very next evening you take a walk about the palace garden, which is mostly used to grow vegetables and medicinal herbs for your staff. As the moon shines through the clouds, you notice that one of the towers in the back seems to be unmanned...
...and then you notice a glimmer of moonlight reflecting seemingly in the darkness- an assassin jumps you! You knew that it would happen sooner or later, so you quickly pull out your sword
3*
Suprisingly, the assassin puts on quite a good fight, and you have to move away a step or two. Then he manages to catch you off-balance and his blade sinks into your stomach! You fall down, while the man runs for the wall and guards start to fill the gardens.
"Healer, healer!" They cry as you grumble at the pain, curse whoever did this to you, and then lose counsciousness.
4*
You wake up by the next day, and the healers are happy to see you awake. The wound was a rather deep one but fortunately it managed to avoid the important parts.
860 AD, Late Spring
6*
You amaze your healers with how fast your wound heals up, but some think the Sorceress just did her job well blessing you with good health.
After you return to your work, you receive the summary of the investigation of the assassination attempt. The advisor empties the throne room before that, though.
"Sire, the man who tried to kill you has been captured after he got tangled himself in some thornbushes in the nearby forest. He has been interrogated and tortured, and while he looked somewhat Parsian in origin, we have determined that he only tanned his skin or it was his natural coloration. This does not mean he couldn't be working for them. Furthermore, we have studied the blade and it turns out it has a design similar to the blades made by the Kiwis, according to our smiths." He clears his throat and wipes sweat from his head.
"The final finding is that one of the interrogating servants recognized the man as Ian, who has been servant of Igven, wife of your son Tvadar, for the last three years. When told this, and prompted to explain himself, the assassin did not spill the beans till he have perished." The advisor bows hastily.
"What shall we do about this, sire?"
A) Clearly the Parsians bought the man to try and throw Luathbas into disarray! Send a letter of insults to Parsian King, in which you also promise to have his sons killed and daughters humilitated.
B) The Kiwis have long history of trying to kill the King of Luathbas, and this was surely another of their attempts! Demand that Kiwis give you a compensation or there will be war!
C) Your own son definitely wanted to help you die so he could take over the throne much faster! Disown him and brand him and his family as traitors and criminals! They shall pay for this!
D) Do nothing overt; instead, have your agents collect information around the Kingdom. Maybe this is an attempt by some 4th faction to blame others for the attempt on your life!
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