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I have received word from my father. He reports that public order is rapidly deteriorating in House Burgundy's territory.
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Seriously? I've heard the same is true in the Siward and Albany territories as well.
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That's right. And as a result, some unsavory characters have strayed into Daphnel territory, causing trouble for us too.
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If they couldn't keep things under control, they should've come to me for help.
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Those three houses have always been quick to align themselves with the strongest faction, be it the Central Church or even the Empire.
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That the three of them opposed the establishment of the Federation makes it all the more difficult to ask for help, no doubt.
linkLorenzvolume_up
Is there something else about the matter that concerns you, Lady Judith?
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I've heard some rumors that those three have been conspiring together of late. That there are plans in the works for all of them to defect to Faerghus.
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The viscounts may have been too busy plotting to secure their positions and deal with the growing chaos in their territories.
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Hah. Now that I would believe.
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I'm not sure if this is related, but there've also been some alarming sightings near their western borders.
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It's the Knights of Seiros. Perhaps it's nothing, seeing as the Kingdom is sheltering the Central Church within their borders, but...
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Do you suspect that the knights have been acting as intermediaries between the Kingdom and those houses? If so, we cannot possibly turn a blind eye!
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We can't say for sure if that's the case just yet. But there's no mistaking that civil unrest is running rampant in those territories.
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We need to mobilize the Federation army immediately, and try to restore public order.
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Wait a moment. Would it not make more sense to send envoys to the houses beforehand, to learn more about the situation?
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They'd just reply to our inquiries with some half-baked excuses. Giving them a heads up we're coming should be enough.
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So you're ordering an immediate deployment, Your Majesty? It's nice how quickly things move around here without the roundtable.
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That's the beauty of this. Lorenz, assemble the troops immediately.
linkLorenzvolume_up
Very well. At long last, it is time for the Federation to take its first steps.
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That's right. We stand at the dawn of a new Leicester!