>>5156816>>5156827>>5156835>>5156928>>5156955You thought about it and you understood some of the concerns of your councillor. Unfortunately you needed more information, because the guilds did not seem to be very threatening. So you said.
-Why should we fear guilds ? They are craftsmen, and these adventurers sound like vagrants, not warriors, craftsmen are no match against knights just ask the Flemish. There is no chance they can threaten us.
The old man seemed to doubt your implacable logic. He said.
-My lord, I think that you underestimate their strength. There is not only the commercial guilds and craftsmen's guilds but the adventurer's guild and the fighter's guild have some really good warriors amongst them, warriors capable of inhuman feats. Let's not talk about the mage's guild who is very powerful. But their strength is in politics too. The guilds have a presence at the Council of Many at the Imperial Capital, especially the Mages Guild, and even then they are powerful in Bifuria. And remember, few lords lack a court mage as an advisor, and they are often heard, and some of them may report to their Guild.
You still doubted it, he seemed to exaggerate the threat.
-And ? A good cavalry charge and they will all disperse like little birds !
The old man added.
-Of course my lord, I do not doubt your bravery in battle, but our cavalry is currently composed of eight people, so I advise caution.
-Well said. You are right Oldfossil. But tell me about the Guelphs, they seem powerful and are very present. First they think about hunting people who repel magic, then they attack serfdom, and they pay no taxes... Even the queen here is a Guelph ! Is there a Guelph plot against our society ?
The man frowned, and then raised an eyebrow. He asked.
-The elves kill people who repel magic ? Some people who repel magic even exist ? I never heard about it... You must have been misinformed my lord.
Then you remembered what Praetzel, the Guelph merchant's daughter said, that few people could do this and that Guelphs and mages hunted them down. And that not a lot of people knew about this ability to repel magic. So you said.
