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[Taricus]

"Yes. One of my nobles decided to start a bucketlaod of trouble near Vale. The result is about three nobles trying to join Shola."

[CyberGenesis]

"I see..." Hyte appears to almost be doing complex sums from the expression on his face. After a few moments he almost seems entertained by the notion of Shola growing larger from these events, "Your Noble must have done a spectacular job of offending them if they chose my Lord for their allegiance over yourself. Many of the local land barons around Shola prefer stagnant estates devoid of prosperity rather than associate with my Lord. He has his own ways of rubbing nobility the wrong way."

[Taricus]

"Exactly. I've dealt with the offending Noble though. I do hope that your lord enjoys his new land though..."

[CyberGenesis]

Hyte Nods, "I heard the Crier, yes. William did seem a bit...overzealous? Though, I don't foresee more than one in five Nobles agreeing to any terms my Lord would give them. Only three nobles total went to him? Simple odds are against any of them agreeing. I will make a note to send a letter to my Lord and ask how the negotiations went"

[Taricus]

"What terms would your lord be giving them?"

[CyberGenesis]

"To be truthful, I can only speculate. Though knowing my Lord I do not suppose it would be much better than anything William would have offered. My Lord isn't one to be friendly with other nobles. Much of Shola was gathered together by bankrupt nobles desperate not to starve or be butchered at the hands of their villagers. Many didn't retain any sort of title, a few became merchants in the city...others just left their lands and fled."

Hyte cleared his throat a little, "My Lord isn't overly concerned with expanding the borders of Shola. We do well for ourselves with the services we have offer. My Lord prefers to concentrate on what he has over what he could want."

[Taricus]

"Well, your lord could, say, kill the noble via poisoning or some other clandestine matter, fabricate some claims and he mihgt have a few more parcels..."

[Shootandrun]

Kathos' right hand twitched as the guards blocked his way. For half a second, he thought about cutting them down, but he had no sword with him. He answered to Laythe slowly.

"Last time I saw my father, there was ten regiments outside of our castle, getting ready to storm the walls. Six nobles living near our lands had hired three mercenary captains to take our parcels. He sent me away, and I fled from the castle with Adrian during the night. The last thing he told me was 'Make our enemies fear your name, and be honorable'. Now, the first part was quite simple. Six nobles and three mercenary captains had plotted against my father, and seven years after his death all of them were hanged, the mercenary companies were destroyed and the lands of the traitors had been tamed, with fire and sword.

The last part was harder to follow. I did not take back my own castle - the bastards had salted the land and burned the villages when they heard I was coming back, and the place was in ruins. So I wandered, for maybe... A decade? And during that time I tried to 'be honorable'. It's not easy to have both honor and power in the storm coast, Your Highness, I quickly saw that... But eventually, I found a perfect place to live. There was a kingdom with so much potential, well placed, strong enough to crush his neighbors... The kingdom had a queen, but that queen had more steel in her than most kings I met in my life. So I swore an oath to you, Your Highness, because I was tired of wandering.

And nine months later, I wake up and I learn from town criers that one of the nobles is now an outlaw. I want to find out more and I decide to speak with you, and finally it turns out that this noble is now in exile because he did a better job than your diplomat. The port is locked down, so honest merchants cannot make money, but everything is going well for the smugglers - they have more business now, and nothing can stop them since we don't have any navy. Prisonners escaped from your dungeons a few days ago, but nobody is searching for them since every guard in the city is looking for William, who is probably long gone now... A wise man would politely leave and start plotting against you right away, Your Highness. But sadly, I am 'honorable' and I was quite serious when I swore and oath to you. So I am going to find a cheap inn and get drunk, Your Highness, and tomorrow I'll start working to fix this mess in Your name."

He paused for a few seconds now.

"May I leave, Your Highness?"

[filiusenox]

John called down to the Hatcurs who where busily avoided by the other people on that busy street
"What?! What happened to Will?"

[Fanofgaming]

(OOC: Why the hell are you guys posting things that relate to me at 6 AM? Bah!)
At Vale, the guards allow Karafs to enter, but not the regiment (obviously). One of them escorts Karafs to the library, where Thomas is reading under the protection of two guards. He looks up and smiles. "I am Thomas Talboh, mayor of this lovely land. How may I help you?"

[leone313]

((Oh gawd, you sleep a whole night, then have class, and when you come back, all hell is breaking loose on Ligoria...))

In the throne room:
"I see... May I ask why he has been declared an outlaw? And what does it have to do with me?" Avitus said, frowning.

In Vale:
"Hello M. mayor. I am here as a member of Ligoria's diplomatic advice cabinet. A letter was sent to you a few months ago, and we never heard of your answer to our offer."

[Fanofgaming]

To Henry:
"I regret to inform you that I have received no letter from Ligoria. As it turns out, I've not been here for as much as a few months. I was hired as mayor only recently."

[leone313]

"Well, we have a few things to talk about then. First, what are the name and titles of the Lord of this castle?" Henry gets a parchment ready and a small wooden tube filled with ink with a thin metal strip at the end. "Better than a quill, hey?"

[Fanofgaming]

"Oh, his name is William Blackrose. I confess that I don't know much about him or his titles; I would presume that he is an independent noble. I can tell you, though, that he is a good man and that he is, obviously, the rightful owner of this land."
The guards start to signal to Thomas that he should be careful what he says, but he doesn't pick up on it. They instinctively block the door.

[leone313]

"Strange... Mr. William Blackrose is a Ligorian noble if I recall. For how long has he been in control of these lands? And are you entitled with any decision power concerning them?"
Picking up the suspect activity behind him, Henry placed himself imperceptibly closer to Thomas.