>>5485603Wise decision.
>>5485648>>5485776>>5485885>>5485992Why not us ? Because a lord need advisors good sirs, stewards, chancellors, guard's captains do you really think that we have to know how much grain does each farm produces ? Or what peasant married the other's daughter twenty years ago and who could inherit ? Or would we directly talk with stonemasons to pay them to build something ? No, it would be beneath a nobleman to do such things, a lord leads, he gives orders, he has a vision, the stewards and councillors like Oldfossil do the mundane work. Even if your dedication to our loyal subjects is admirable important things like the corsages of beautiful women, or fields of battle and tournaments pry us away from accounting books. And if we leave our lands for the court, or for war, we need someone to rule in our stead.
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You ordered Oldfossil to prepare a feast.
-We must show our generosity and our respect toward our count's son. Prepare à feast, we shall tax the peasantry to cover the expanses, raise an extraordinary tax for the occasion.
-But, my lord, we can't possibly...
-Peasants are taxable and corveable at mercy Oldfossil, we can ask whatever we want from them and pleasing the count's son can only improve our chances to see us win against the baron and the demesne prosper. And about the count's son, send riders on the road to protect him, we must show that we control the lands and that we take his safety as paramount.
-Should someone lead the riders ?
This was a true question, since you had to remain in your castle you had to send someone of a high enough status to lead Isnott's escort.
>I will send you, you are my councillor dear Oldfossil and of noble blood. Nobody better than you can explain our guest, who is a man of knowledge, how much this place is interesting.>I will send Godefroi, my oldest knight, he is a brave veteran of many wars and of noble blood too. He will do the job and maybe tell him interesting tales about France or other lands that he visited.>I will send Captain Crumbling, even if he is a commoner he is the captain of my guards and sending him will show that I take Isnott's security very seriously.>I will send Brother Louis, he is a knight, a nobleman and a member of the Templar order. He is a learned man who speaks Latin and I am sure that he will find many interesting topics of conversation with the count's son.Then you decided to go see lady Takable, the young woman was as lovely as ever with an impeccably well dyed green dress and an ornate hairstyle when you asked her.
-Lady Rose, if it isn't impolite, do you know the count's son that we will greet ?
She smiled and told you sweetly.
-Of course my lord, our parents were friends and since he was of the same age than me we had to be together when they met when we were kids. I can even say that he was quite fond of me.
When you frowned she laughed a bit.
