TURNTURNTURNYou explain the (alleged) trespassing of Vray's men in the Findell forest, and ask Duke Wolstan to intercede and rein Count Vray in. Count Vray is another vassal of Wolstan's, who like you is sworn to the Duke.
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You don't think you've put across the injustice being done to Baron Axel, with the lack of solid proof, but Duke Wolstan is in a good mood and agrees nonetheless. He'll send one of his knights to Count Vray's court and warn him against trespassing, although he doesn't agree to your follow-up suggestion of dispatching men to patrol the common border. For now, the situation with Count Vray looks like it's on its way to being resolved.
The rest of the wedding passes smoothly, and soon Baron Axel and the other guests are all leaving in high spirits. The peasantry also seem mildly happier at the news of their lord's marriage.
A few days later, the Steward shows you this:
Treasury 12
Hmmm. It might be time to start a money-making venture, or you could wait until tax time and trust that the new Tax Bureau will bring in more revenue. In the meantime however, the Tax Collector comes to you with a displeased expression. The new dwarven book-keepers simply aren't working well with other human clerks. Dwarves insist on a meticulous recording of literally everything - too much detail, she says, for things that are only mildly relevant to taxation, such as the number of chairs and tables each family owns. Already, there have been a number of arguments, with the dwarven book-keepers insisting that the surveyors go back out and re-do the already-completed surveys to their level of precision, and the surveyors and clerks disagreeing. As Tax Collector, she's inclined to rule in favor of the clerks and force the dwarven book-keepers to adopt human standards of precision. She's seeking your advice, however, to
A) Re-do the surveys to a dwarven standard of precision
B) Force the dwarven book-keepers to adopt human standards
C) Spend a few days trying to reconcile the two traditions into a mutually acceptable compromise
Another pressing issue is the survey of Baron Reece's lands. The surveyors have again returned, saying that they have been refused entry into the villages and towns surrounding Merclefield. Worryingly, this time they've been turned back by patrols of Baron Reece's household guard and some landed knights, instead of by village elders. You should probably do something about this.
A) Dispatch the Steward in your stead, to argue your lawful right to survey your vassal's lands for taxation purposes
B) Dispatch the Marshal in your stead, with a complement of your own household guard to make sure the surveyors aren't turned back
C) Ride out yourself, with a complement of your household guard and some knights, to explain the situation to Baron Reece in person
D) Same as C, but raise some peasants into a militia as well to safeguard your person
If you pick option C for the first choice, you cannot pick option C or D for the second choice. Also, choices which use your knowledge are now underlined, since it's more visually obvious than italicizing a single letter
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