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[Ardas]

As Pasha left the room, another messenger brought a note. From Avitus this time.

Hmmm.... its always problems with Laythe, isn't it? Nikephoros begun to trust the crafty statesman though, so he was fairly sure that Avitus could handle this on his own.
Still, a small reply to assure the man would not hurt.

He then threw the note into the fire, right next to the ashes of now incinerated letter from Pasha.
Nikephoros then wrote his reply.

A,
K is coming with me. Stay behind and take care of things. Prepare annexation papers.
N.
burn after reading

[micelus]

Spring...The time of birth, love, growth, redemption. The perfect time for the construction of an outpost. It wouldn't be much, but with time, it would become a bastion of Hatcuri influence. Retcyl read over his reports and smiled. Hugo had renamed the Embassy to the Bleeding Scales and had made it seem anti-Hatcuri. It would have been impossible to do that while Retcyl was still there. He also got a report on his loaned ship...He had needed to decommission it due to lack of funding...Damn. That was life, Retcyl mused.

Wait for Empire's response and smuggling report.

Spoiler: Holdings (click to show/hide)

1 Regiment
2 Ships ( 1 borrowed by Wiiliam. 1 out smuggling)
1 commercial/service business (size: 2)

Income:
Ship Lease: +1.5
Upkeep: -4
Budget: -2.5
Predicted Ducats: 1.5

Ducats: 1

((CG. Need to get rid of a ship. I pick the ship that was previously on lease.))

[leone313]

"As you wish, your majesty." He bowed, partly because he felt honored, and partly to avoid showing his immense relief after successfully dissuading the Queen to put a guard in her throne. "What other matter did you want to discuss?"

[CyberGenesis]

Have my men disguised themselves as workmen, like they did before. They will stay in the boat, as well the crew, when William goes for a walk throughout the city, marking down places of military and government importance, mentally. He will be wearing a black longcoat- that he seems to be liking more and more- over his leather and chainmail armor. He is of course, armed with his sword.

[6] Your men attempt to pretend to be simple workers on the ship. Port officials are only slightly curious what a ship full of crew is doing in the port with no actual work going on. [4]You have a good mental arrangement of the city layout and it's key locations

Wait for Empire's response and smuggling report.

A response from the empire comes in early spring, arriving by the same bird you first sent

Spoiler:  Response from the Empire (click to show/hide)

Wayward Son of the Empire

It pleases us to see you are doing well for yourself so far from your home. We encourage any act to spread our reach and as such would like to bestow upon you [6][6] an investment you should find suitable to your needs.

Located in West Dalannor you should seek the assistance of a Captain Nitha Ferrin. He is under orders to obey the bearer of this letter for the next calendar year at no cost to yourself. On his ship you'll find a chest containing the remainder of your investment. ((6d in cash assets))

Do not disappoint us, Retcyl. You know we hate disappointment.

Smuggler's Report:
The smuggler has managed to unload [2] crates of opiates into Ligoria, [5] completely ignored by port officials and tax collectors. These goods were [3] mostly unloaded onto the Fists. The smuggler is happy with the income he obtained doing this and has 0.[5]d sent to you. Apparently he managed to keep all but [2] one of his contacts along the coast. This contact was apparently the one he was planning to dump the load of naval goods on that William burned. He claims he still holds a few in most of the coast ((giving him a few bonuses to his smuggling rolls)) in several locations.

Spoiler: Holdings (click to show/hide)

1 Regiment
1 Ship (borrowed by Wiiliam)
-NPC Smuggler Under Loose Control
1 service business (size: 2)

Ducats: 1.5

Spoiler:  Letter to Shola (click to show/hide)

Lord Cain.
My apologies for the attack against Mileth. It was however my duty to do so. I endeavored to make it as bloodless an occupation as possible.

As I have no doubt troops are being mobilized at this moment to kill, capture, or rout my forces, I seek to create safe haven for the non-combatants in Mileth. In the event of looming battle I would hope that Shola will provide them with safe refuge until such time as the battle has ended and they may return to their lives.
-The Arctic Fox.

Send message. Collect taxes from Mileth. Put out the word I am looking for an Engineer (or several)

You manage to collect [4]*20% (80%) of the taxes for mileth. Some of the outlying farming communities understandably did not want to pay their invader and/or simply didn't travel into town this spring. [3] The mayor admits that this has been a problem in the past and has never truly pushed the issue more than required. You still collect the city's market and population taxes on top of the 14.4(of 18) land taxes giving you a total of 22.4d fungible assets.

Lord Cain has sent a messenger back to you with the following:

Spoiler:  Letter to Arctic Fox (click to show/hide)

General Fox
As a normal reaction to an invading force, you are quite right of course. I applaud the lack of blood that was spilled during your takeover. You are a man of near singular talents in these lands. The people of Shola will gladly take in any refugees from Mileth from any upcoming conflict which may befall them.

I warn you though, given that you likely do not know me or the history of my small city, if you try to send armed forces into Shola under the guise of refugees - it will not end well for you.

Lord Cain

[micelus]

Retcyl read the response again, again, and again. That money was practically a blessing from the gods! Now, he only had to get to Dalannor...And actually get some work done. The Court didn't like seeing their plans go to waste...Retcyl was stuck here for now. Well at least the smuggling was going well enough...Best he could do was establish contacts with the other cities.

Retcyl pens a letter and sends it on another bird, this time to Shola. It requests that Hatcuri be allowed to meet with the city's leaders.

[filiusenox]

Remember if the town has a barracks or a guardhouse outside of the castle and more importantly, remember how many entrances it has.

[CyberGenesis]

Remember if the town has a barracks or a guardhouse outside of the castle and more importantly, remember how many entrances it has.

There is no castle, simply a large manor the Lord lives in.
Outside the city, no. Small barracks inside the city and guardhouses at the gates, of which there are 3. Including the port, this makes 4 real entrances to the city.

Retcyl pens a letter and sends it on another bird, this time to Shola. It requests that Hatcuri be allowed to meet with the city's leaders.

[4] The reply holds no true objection to the idea. Lord Cain doesn't ignore an audience [2] unless there's no purpose to it. He doesn't respond well to having his time wasted.

[filiusenox]

Remember if the biggest barracks has more then one entrance.

[CyberGenesis]

Remember if the biggest barracks has more then one entrance.

Servants entrance at the side. Conveniently, this is where the city guard plays cards with the employees.

[filiusenox]

...So two entrances...should be easy...

William heads into the barracks and asks to meet with the leader of the Guard.

[CyberGenesis]

((lols))
[1] The Guard at the door is rather abrupt and to the point, "The leader of the guard doesn't meet with street trash, get lost before i arrest you for being annoying"

[micelus]

((Can I do tactical training?))

There was truly little else to do...Perhaps Retcyl could brush up on his skills...Retcyl left his tent and gathered his regiment for drilling. He would put them through their paces and order them around...All the while trying to learn what should be used against what.

Drill regiment to train up tactic skill.

[CyberGenesis]

Drill regiment to train up tactic skill.

((No reason you cant, but you only get 1 project per season))

[14352]
+60-30
Tactical Leadership: 0 [30/100]

[CyberGenesis]

((Double post, my bad))

Hugo sells that which his brush has wrought. Notable pieces in this period include
'The Lady's Play', showing a performance of early Ligorian Noble Theatre (possibly the first play in this style),
'Crows in red', a murder of crows set against a blood-red sunset, and
'Hugo's lament', a self portrait of the artist sitting amongst piles of paperwork.

Spoiler: *Insert my complex math here* (click to show/hide)

16/10 * 1/1 * .25 * (2.8+(.75*1.25)) = 1.5d gained

You gain 1.5d this season selling your works, a great number of the lofty with deep pockets were happy to be rid of winter and decided to splurge on some art this season.

[Sheb]

((OOC: Sorry for not answering earlier Dwarmin, I got arrested on Saturday evening at a party-cum-protest, spent the night on the concret floor of an unheated cell opened to the outside and thus had to spend my sunday catching up with some sleep.))

The reason Sheb hadn't drunk any of his hypocras yet was a simple one: Tala was beautiful outside, but now that she had taken off her heavy winter cloak, she was stunning. Sheb had the utmost difficulties in keeping his eyes from sliding down along her white, slender neck toward her... But hell, I'm disgressing. Suffice to say he wasn't paying much attention to her words, and couldn't help blushing when he heard speak about the night.

He also couldn't help hating himself for blushing. He had come to the city wanting to conquer the whole world, and he was now feeling like a teenager being played with. And to add insult to injury, she was now talking about her accent like nothing happened.

Tala wa ssurely unlike any girl he ever met. While he was surely attracted by her in what we'll call a physical way for decency's sake, he was starting to get more and more interested in her personality and her history. She was... different, and a possible way up the social ladder to the very top.

He now remembered why her name struch a chord earlier: when he was in the marketplace, some people were wondering if the Queen would instate her as a regent for the next months!

Sheb took a large sip of his hypocras before speaking.

"Indeed Lady Alanis. Although I must say you seem to have been more successful in the pursuit of those interests than me. Although with time I'm confident I'll prove to be quite able at the power game myself. For someone born outside of Ligorian society, you were admirably quick in fitting in.

But please, tell me more about those opportunities you were speaking of. I've heard that Ligoria is apparently going to war against some warlord that invaded Mileth. Were you thinking of the opportunities that inevitably arise from a conflict, or opportunities of a more... personal kind?"

Saying those last word, Sheb advanced his hand, taking Tala's into his. He too could play the naughty game.