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[Glass]

A

We have heirs and this was always a political marriage.

[Weirdsound]

If both us and the servants caught onto their tryst this quickly, there is no way this doesn't become a giant public scandal relatively quickly.

B. At the very least the young couple needs some pointers from our spymaster on how to be more discrete. Or we could go the other route and try to spin this as pious positive by publicly acknowledging the situation and proclaiming we will not interfere with the will of the Pantheon as it pertains to their relationship.

But no matter what, letting a teenager who clearly has no idea how to carry out a secret tryst attempt to carry out a secret tryst with the potential to harm our reputation seems like a very bad idea.

[ANGRY_DEMON_NOISES]

B

[Haspen]

You decide to enter her bedchambers for a talk.

She is nonplussed when you enter, but blushes and shuts up when you mention why you came over.

"You should've told me from the start. I had a wife who gave me many children. Nothing in Pantheon's laws says that love between two ladies is something to shun! Even the gods have you on your side, so why this masquerade that caused me to be one of the last ones to learn about your preference after I married you!?"

"I was scared that you would send me back to my brother and that venomous snake that plays his wife!" She sobs.

"Well, I haven't sent you back, right?" Iselda once again clams up when you finish your retort. You rub your temples in consternation; this child is painfully shy to work with.

A) Just hand her divorce agreement and let her be on her way; I can fix my reputation later on.
B) Call in the priests of love to determine if there's some satisfactory and politically sound way to wiggle out of this mess.
C) Offer to help her keep the masquerade because she herself is obviously not able to.

[Fluffe9911]

B Although im not against B if thats what people want to do having the priests involved could fix this issue but it could also make it much worse depending on our RNG/What they will inevitably demand from us for their help (Ill change my vote to B if its clear thats where the wind is blowing)

Edit: seems the wind is blowing B so that will be my vote now.

[Kashyyk]

C - Actually, B, Weirdsound makes a good argument

[ANGRY_DEMON_NOISES]

C

[Weirdsound]

B, Priest shit is probably one of the few situations where we can use our newfound wisdom buff.

Also, we have bargaining power. The priests want us to be bigoted dicks to the Shepard people. Perhaps a hall pass for our wife to pursue women is worth a burned heathen temple to them?

[Glass]

B

[Prophet]

B

[King Zultan]

B

[Haspen]

You summon the priests of love to the palace for a talk.

In a side chamber, with your wife in ashamed attendance, you question the priests if there's a way out of this that keeps your reputation and allows your wife to pursue her lady-lovin'.

The wise men and women of the clergy discuss this for a while.

"My liege!" Says one of them. "If she were but a lowlyborn, this would be non-issue; or if she were unmarried, this would be non-issue; if she weren't part of a ruling dynasty, which needs heirs, this would be-"

"My friend, but our liege already has a heir. Several, in fact!" Says the priest of family hearth, and the priestess of childbirth nods in agreement: "Aye, our lord and liege has had his family requirements fulfilled by the deceased Queen Milka, and for this there is no doubts." The priests murmur and nod to each other.

"Marriage is sacred, but of course affairs are not unheard or uncommon." Says the priest of matrimony, rubbing his chin. "Divorce! That is the correct choice. That, or your Majesty weathers the gossip of the affair. As your Queen is fancying a woman, there's no dire fear of bastard children by a lesser man, so at least the worst of three infidelities will be avoided, sparing most of the shame." Other priests look at each other or nod their heads, seemingly agreeing with this assessment.

A) "Fine then! Let the rumors run their course, and I will repair that which will be damaged by them."
B) "Fine then! Call for the Advisor, a divorce contract must be written at once!"

[ZBridges]

A

[King Zultan]

A

[Kashyyk]

A - Not quite the direction I was expecting the conversation to go, but oh well