>>6128697>>6132192Elector Princess Lucilla had seen progress bog down when meeting the mountains of Guliseare, while the Chariots remained effective even without their horses due to their blessing of Janos, the other forces could not keep up. Worse yet, a message from her mother came in, she is unhappy about the Tagagayans and wants the war resolved as soon as possible, and she is coming to resolve it, for a situation has emerged down south.
>The Negotiation at Alviting Berg. An end of the war, Guliseare agrees to hand over the woods near Bahay to Orcmanie and Adenai, release Changeling slaves back to Tagagaya and a fifth of their Anelk slaves to Ordalan. Orcmanie transfers the present orchard's ownership to Tagagaya while allowing Guliseare to relocate the lumber industry to neighbouring territory. Occupied territory is to be returned.Sending an Anelk messenger up the mountain, Lucilla get in contact with Guliseare and sets up a meeting at a hill that the Nixen would call Alviting Berg. There the representatives of both sides would gather. Lucilla's initial proposal of getting any changeling freed is soon accepted, but things take a turn after the Tagagayans start their speech. Being talented orators and having personally suffered at the hands of the mountainfolk, they would do their best to rouse ire in their allies, calling for yet more to be taken. But the Orcs set for the lands surrounding Bahay, with Adenai siding with the Orc proposal. When Tagagaya called for Ordalan to make their demand, Princess Lucilla would call for a recess, where she would get a headstart on the wine, when she returns she sets her demand to be just slaves, one in every five of the Anelk slaves. Indeed she makes a point of emphasizing Ordalan is no saint compared to Guliseare, she was not here for moral indignation and she doesn't view Guliseare as some threat that must be vanquished lest they overtake them. The others seem to take offense at her words, but if peace comes at the cost of some friendships, then so be it. They have robbed Guliseare of the initiative and the alliance is prepared for future struggles.
>Military movements: The army is returned home to Sturnes, a celebration is held as the new slaves are distributed among the churches and noble houses.Once Lucilla returns home, she would have an audience with Queen Leutgard, the atmosphere is tense, but she did at least bring a bounty of slaves. Lucilla also gets to see the reality of Tagagayan trade, how Ordalan was not prepared to deal with expert hagglers and shapeshifters, the cultural bleed starting to look like under the Tellden Empire. Princess Lucilla will have to learn how to deal with this, lest the cultural bleed erode the very churches of Ordalan, weakening our military might.
