You decide to sponsor the festivities!
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It did well to rise the people's spirits. Unfortunately, some of the clerics in other major faiths in Methiant seem to be slightly miffed about Alldivines getting chummy with you (or rather, your money). Luckily, they don't seem to be stirring anything up now.
1134 AD, Midsummer
The courtiers bring up word from tutors about your daughter, Eirika. It seems that, while she does well in various girly and royal studies, she has no particular talent on her own. Nurses and court ladies do mention that she is
healthy, having excellent teeth and mild bleeding like clockwork.
1134 AD, Late Summer
Glory to the Yoean dynasty! The heir has a heir; Princess Abis of Parsia gave birth to a healthy baby boy. After some consultation with Leath, she agreed to name him 'Yoe', after your grandfather.
Few days later you get news from the north; King Talon of Cydwyl is dead! Apparently, in his own, arrogant belief that he knows better than many healers, an otherwise mild fever developed into illness of lungs, after he insisted that all he needs is his personal tinctures and brews. After a week of being bedridden, he passed away with 'his head as hot as smoldering charcoals', according to medics.
His son, Cidric, while not very bright, has the heart of a King and is popular with soldiers and commoners, and soon earned the backing of his noblemen and relatives as well. He shall ascend to the throne of Cydwyl within weeks, after he buries his father.
A) Let's be 'amicable neighbour' as his father wished and send him a letter.
B) Alrighty. Now let's move on. Can we move on?
C) Such a tragedy! We should visit Cidric and pay honors to his late father personally.