>>6120508"Meep. Fairly limited. They talk a lot, but your loyal vassals pay no mind to them since they make no sense. They also practice the abominable idea of 'pacificism'. A Baphomet who won't fight? What sort of creature they be? If they went so far as to betray Ser Rodomonte and risk being unmade, they should have taken the chance to cut the cur's throat. A dead mortal can't cause future trouble. But no, they choose banishment of all things. Meep. Your Majesty, you needn't worry about having a knife at your throat one fine morning from them any time soon. I worry more that they'll bring some damned strange thing from the World that's harmful to Camelot."
Information on the Romans is interesting as the Spy invited the Captain to make the report in person. The one-eyed Baphomet has taken to hanging a burnished metal plaque of some sort around his neck as a symbol of his office at the Secretariat.
The Zama is a small ship that combines sails and oars. There are 7 proper sailors taking care of the important tasks of the navigation and sails, and a greater number of Romans crammed under the deck as oarsmen below. These oarsmen never come up to deck, so the numbers are still unknown. In addition to the envoy, his porter, and 5 guards, there are 10 other armed Romans. All in all, at least 24 Romans confirmed with an unknown number below deck. The foreigners have worked hard to ensure that the curious prying of the Baphomets was limited. Ship armaments are basic; they can ram ships while at sea and have some small arbalests for ranged attack. If forced to fight, victory would inevitably go to the Longship Meeps with minimal casualties.
"Meep, as for the Romans during their times within the Castle. The foreigners are a careful group; the servants were shooed away by their guards after depositing the gifts in chests. What they spoke of amongst themselves is unknown, but their attitudes made quite the drastic change after seeing Your Majesty fight Dread Agreste. Meep."
"What do you think spooked them?"
"It must be something about Dread Agreste, the Herald. He is powerful; I don't think an army of Baphomets could defeat him. The Romans have been fooled into thinking he's a guardian of Camelot now, but they were already wary of him before that lie. No, it must be something else they are terrified about him."
You give orders to the Spy to focus his attention on the Romans over the Anarchists before dismissing him.
Work goes on, and your vassals do not pause in their labors despite the ongoing elections. Reports come in that Lady Kizaemon is somewhere outside the Walls of Camelot. A witness allegedly saw the cat slip out to explore the island—a foolish decision that leaves you exasperated. You didn't tell her about the dangers of Avalon and forbid her from leaving the confines of the city.
