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You declare that you would rather see Kastoria as a subject than to break laws holy and royal!
2*
The court gathering turns nearly into a riot, in which your loyal nobles are yelling at the independence nobles who are arguing with the conservative and religious noblemen. There are several casaulties, including few broken limbs.
The noblemen are angry and your decision will surely anger the people of the Kingdom, so better prepare for some rough times!
417 AEC, Winter
You prepare to go to sleep, to join your wife that is already asleep. You walk up to the windows to close them for the night...
5
When suddenly you hear a quiet rustle and notice the dark shape creeping behind the closed windows! You run up to your bed, snatching up a sword just as the assassin jumps into the bedroom!
2
You fight with the assassin one on one, while your wife screams for help. Your loyal, orcish guards burst into the bedroom just as you miss a strike and the assailant's blade sinks deep into your abdomen!
3
The screams and shouting fill your ear, much as the darkness fills up your vision, from peripherals, to the center, in scant few seconds...
417 AEC, ??
3
You open your eyes and feel terrible cold in your body. There's an elderly man, sitting besides you, his face eerily lit by a candle.
"Your Majesty, you're awakes! The Father and Mother themselves must've saved you."
"How long..."
"Shh, rest now, my liege. It's been three nights since the attack, and already the vile poison of treachery and revolt has gripped your noblemen. Duke Circo has retreated to his holdings and raised an army against you, whilst the Spymaster found out that Duke Jigon has fled to his southernly territory, calling up his lieutenants and advisors, obviously not to help you." You feel terrible pain even without speaking. Is this the end of you? Possibly, and quite possibly, you don't have much time left.
You decide to...
A) Reaffirm your decision on the binding of two nations.
B) Announce a new heir to the throne of Kastoria.
C) Request that bethrothal pact between Marti and Arina be broken.