You gesture at him and yell that he dismounts from his horse!
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He does just that! You two can now fight at almost equal terms!
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It doesn't go for long before he manages to plunge his sword into your abdomen.The world spins before you fall onto your back. Choking on your blood, you breathe your last as the sky turns black, forever.
1155 AD, Midsummer
You're
Llewyn, son of Houlandin I!
You receive disasterous news from Lametania; your father has been slain on the field of battle and Methiantese Army, deprived of his skilled leadership, has been routed. It's numbers were reduced to eight thousand, but reports come that they're pursued by the victorious Damdamian-Lametanian forces. What's even more worrying is that a smaller force of four thousand has entered Eval, bringing supplies and stirring up uprising amongst Evalian nationalists!
You're hastily crowned Emperor, and you decide to take upon the name of
Houlandin II to honor the courage of your fallen father.
With no time for usual celebratory ascension feast, an emergency council is held and several things must be decided upon!
As for the course of the war...
A) We ought to begin negotiations with the southerners, lest they destroy us!
B) We continue fighting!
As for leadership in the war...
A) The Army will have to do without a Yoean leader this time.
B) I will go and lead them personally, like my father did!
As for potential reinforcements...
A) Emergency mobilization will do.
B) We ought to mobilize the populace and call upon Cydwylians to provide help!
C) We ain't in need of those yet.
D) It's time for us to call upon terms of the treaty and ask Kingdom of Cydwyl to help us.