"I swear that this is true for my blood. Courage and honour flows through veins mine and theirs!"
"Good!" The orc grunts happily. "Then our brothers will be your brothers. Once I return to Rsa, I shall tell the elders that amongst human, you are the greatest."
A while later, you receive the letter and read it in your study.
'To King of Kastoria, my dear brother, Matin
Dear brother, I hope the letter finds you in better health and better situation than my home and my country is in currently. The Kingdom of Gellaine is making further trouble along the border with Maellia, and I fear that another war, perhaps a final one, will soon drench the Maellian plains in blood, with the proud banner of Gellaine fluttering over our ruined cities and mangled corpses.
My husband is bedridden, and my eldest, Franses has gone missing since last incident at the border; for him, I cannot do more than fear for the worst, and I sleep no hour at night from this.
Thusly, I fear for the future of me and my youngest son. Eruan is a scholar, not a fighter, and even the prospect of wielding a sword terrifies him. Yet as a true Mother, I love him dearly and attempt to set him for a prosperous life.
Dear brother, I ask you this, for I have reached this moment of desperation in whcih I cannot do naught but seek support of distant-living relative. Help us in any way you deem appropriate. Or, if you cannot, send the reply quickly, so at least I know where my hopes lie.
Your sister,
Ixara'
You decide to...
A) Write an apologetic reply, for you cannot help neither Ixara nor the Maellians.
B) Write a promise of sheltering her family, even if it means sending sodliers to retrieve them covertly.
C) Write a promise of opening talks with King Gwenhael of Gellaine, in hopes of preventing the war.
D) Write a promise of forging a relationship with the embattled Maellians, in hopes of reverting their fortunes.