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[Maximum Spin]

C
Obviously we should charisma them first.

[ANGRY_DEMON_NOISES]

C

[ZBridges]

C

[King Zultan]

C

[Kashyyk]

C - Maybe this Shepherd is just a weird foreign way of worshipping the pantheon. Let's go find out

[Haspen]

"They ought to have freedom of worship, yet they should remain adjacent to our culture and laws! Let me send for their leaders to discuss this matter!" The priests don't look very happy with your decision, but you arrange messengers to call for the Shepherdian worshippers to bring people to your court to discuss their religion.

After Pantheonist priests leave, the group of foreigners enter. They are all wearing hooded cloaks, and there's about twenty of them. Swords and axes are visible at their belts and girdles, so your guards are at the ready.

In middle of the group is a young lady, with auburn hair, some faint freckles, a large black birthmark on her nose, and of generally unflattering shape and posture.

"King Velarien of Bailemarr." Says a bearded man with an axe, stepping to the front, with the girl following. "Greetings to you, from my lord and master, King Tastan of Trist. Your letter has been read. Your proposal has been of course, accepted." Your courtiers gasp and murmur as the man steps aside, hand open toward the young lady. She moves forward and curtsies - as much as her cumbersome, linen cloak allows.

"And here is your bride and soon-to-be wife, Princess Iselda." The bearded man speaks loudly, as the girl smiles nervously.

"G-Greetings sire... King Velarien... i-its p-pleasure to meet you... t-to be chosen by y-you as your w-w-wife." She blushes and bows her head gently. You grimace a little - you hope it is nervousness that stilts her speech, rather than actual speech impediment.

"King Velarien, if I may, our lady has ventured far from home to an alien land with little rest. Can I ask she be given a bedchamber and some rest. Meanwhile, I wish to be allowed to speak with you in private, for I bring message from my lord and king, Tastan, of great importance." He looks to his sides, eyeing your courtiers. "And of great import that requires privacy." This, of course, ruffles the feathers of your nobles the wrong way and makes guards doubly suspicious.

A) "To not trust my court is as if you do not trust me. You shall speak in front of my nobles, or not at all!"
B) "Alright then! Let us recede to a nearby chamber, if you truly require privacy to speak with me."

[Weirdsound]

B

[ANGRY_DEMON_NOISES]

B

[Kashyyk]

B - We're about to be bros

[Glass]

B

[King Zultan]

B

[Haspen]

You, a couple of your guards, the Advisor and the Spymaster and the bearded retainer move to a smaller chamber, while your servants take Princess Iselda to find her a proper bedroom.

"My lord, King Tastan, suspects you have spies placed at our court." The bearded man says, stopping in middle of the room. "Of course, considering your proposal, he will cast these suspicions away." You look around for the Spymaster, but he somehow managed to leave when you weren't looking.

"You've brought his sister with you." The Advisor states the obvious, and the bearded man bows respectfully.

"King Tastan jumped at the chance to remove his sister from Trist and get her to safety. He hopes that you will be kind to her and he swears that she will make a good wife. Hopefully, when the war is over, he can visit you and his sister."

"What war is he going to?" The Advisor asks, and the bearded man smiles.

"Against Queen Talia and her brothers of course. Your gifts, King Velarien, I hope you forgive my lord, were sold for funds and these funds were spent to secure loyalty of his supporters. King Tastan hopes to rein Queen Talia in and remove her brothers from the picture, perhaps, permamently."

A) "Let me offer you the services of my Army; we were building up numbers to deter you, but perhaps they can serve even greater cause!"
B) "I send him finest goldiwork of Bailemarr and he sells them like cheap baubles! This insult will not be forgiven easily!"
C) "Let me offer you the money of my Treasury; it can buy supplies and loyalties equally well, and King Tastan might need them all!"
D) "Send my regards to King Tastan, I shall pray to Pantheon he is victorious in this struggle."

[Weirdsound]

I think we can potentially benefit from any option other than B.

If King Tastan goes to war against his own wife, there is a chance his marriage fails win or lose.

If the marriage fails because Tastan dies, suddenly we are married to the rightful ruler of his lands.

If the marriage fails via divorce or the death of Talia, we can offer Tastan bethroval to our own daughter while continuing to have children with his sister. It is then pretty much garenteed that his eventual heir will be either our child or grandchild.

If the marriage fails because both parties die, then the fate of his Kingdom is entirely in the hands of us and our new wife.

I'll vote A. Our military is ready to go now, and being involved gives us greater potential control over Talia's fate.

But D is also a tempting option; Them fighting costs us nothing, and we probably benefit from any outcome other than Tastan winning decisively.

[ANGRY_DEMON_NOISES]

A

[Glass]

A

Let's go to war again!