Oh, I thought it was mentioned somewhere that they already visited everyone else. Oops, sorry, I'll read more closely next time.
But this is great news!!!

CHAPTER EIGHT

For what seemed like minutes, though it was merely seconds, all three of us stood there gazing into each others’ eyes, waiting for the other to make the first move. But what Jauffre and I were completely wrong in what we assumed. We thought she was the aggressor, but actually she was only a pawn a mad woman’s game.

“Thank Talos you found this room!” Yelled Caelia with tears streaming down her cheeks. “You have to do something; Alessia’s been torturing these poor people for years!”

“Hold on a minute, just slow down and tell us what’s going on. Why are all these bodies here and why did Alessia lie about her husband’s death?” Demanded Jauffre.

“I’m so sorry; I wanted to do something, I wanted to tell somebody, but I was too afraid. She may seem like a nice person, but she’s terribly evil when outsiders are not around.”

Torturing? What on earth was going on in this place?

“So she’s been torturing people; But why?” I asked.

“She is prejudice against Argonians, Khajiits, and Dunmer. She’s been like that ever since I can remember. This room was kept a secret for a very long time until Marius learned of its existence just days ago. When he threatened to let the public know of her evil deeds she had him killed! The true cause of her husband’s death has been kept a secret as well,” she claimed.

This wasn’t making a lot of sense to me. If all of these events were supposed to be kept secret, then why did Caelia seem to know everything?

“But how do you know all of this?”

“As regretful as I am of my past, I played a key role in everything that has happened. When Alessia first took the throne I tried to get close to her, only in order to show my loyalty. But unfortunately I got to know her dark side, and for some reason she showed me the room. But there’s another one as well. This is only where the bodies are kept; there’s also a room where the actual torturing takes place!”

“So what you’re saying is that you have helped Alessia with her actions?”

“Yes, I feel terrible about it, but I didn’t know what else to do. I was too afraid…” She started to sob even harder than before, and then she collapsed to the ground with her hands in face.

Jauffre walked over and grab her arms, pulling her up from the ground. “Who killed Marius Caro? Answer me!”

“I…I did!” She continued her crying and Jauffre let her fall to the ground.

“What should we do now, Jauffre?”

He looked down at Caelia and then back to me. “This is not what needed; not at all. Never once in my life would I have foreseen something as terrible as this, not from someone of her name. The Valgas are a prosperous family of honor. It just doesn’t make sense.”

He paused to collect himself before continuing.

“We’ll have to confront the Countess, Lukas. I am almost afraid of her response because I do not know how she will react, but something must be done.”


“Wait, Jauffre. We don’t have to deal with her just yet. Let go back to the Imperial City and gather some troops. Then we will come back and question her. She wouldn’t dare do anything with five hundred Legion soldiers backing us up.”

“Hmm…that does sound like a good idea, but what are we to do with Caelia?” He said while pointing to her pouting body. “What if she informs Alessia of our discovery before we can get to her first?”

“I think that is a chance we will simply have to take. If this is all the Countess has done wrong perhaps we can only impose severe sanctions against her, rather than take the throne away from her.”

Jauffre didn’t like that idea at all.

“You are the Emperor, so that decision lies solely to you. However, as your advisor, I will give you my view on the situation. Think of it this way, what if you were the sibling or spouse of those dead bodies? What if you were the child of those corpses, now mother and fatherless because of what Alessia did? Can you really live with yourself knowing that you have a murderer ruling one of the cities of Cyrodiil?”

I knew exactly what he was getting at, and it wasn’t as if I was differentiating from what he was saying. I actually happened to understand and agree with everything coming out of his mouth. It wasn’t a matter of deciding whether Alessia’s acts were severe enough for harsh reprimands, because they definitely were, I was fully aware of that. I was only a bit nervous. I didn’t want to have to make these kinds of decisions, but what else could I do? I am Emperor; I am no longer a little boy. It’s time that I grow up and show a little backbone.

“Listen to me, Lukas. I know you’re scared, but that comes with your new title. War is something a country never wants, especially civil war. But if that is what it comes to you must stand firm. Alessia, if all of these accusations are true, is a killer. But that is the interesting thing about all of this. So far we only have allegations, even if we do know for sure that she lied about her husband. Do not worry, Lukas. I will stand behind you whether or not you heed my suggestions.”

I had already made my decision sometime between vomiting and then seeing Caelia drop to the floor in tears. Alessia would be punished for her actions, that much was certain. I was just hoping she would go peacefully. I never really did consider anything but dethroning her. If I had ever said anything else it was all an act; that I was simply scared, but now that is all over.

“Alessia will no longer be the Countess of Leyawiin. She cannot continue her role after what she has done to these people. But we have to do this carefully. We must go along with what we were doing before all of this happened. Tomorrow morning we will leave and head back to the Imperial City. There we will gather a small army and confront Alessia with our accusations. If she does not cooperate we will have to remove by force, and like you said, if a war is what it takes then a war we shall have. I’ll do anything to protect my country and its people.”

“That was very well said, Lukas. You certainly are learning fast. The way you handled the situation in Bravil was excellent, and I am sure the same thing will happen with Alessia and Leyawiin. But, what are we to do with her?” Jauffre said, looking over to Caelia, who was still sobbing loudly.
“Get up Caelia,” I said to the crying captain.

When she struggled to perform my request I walked over and helped her up myself. Despite my young age I was already five-foot eight-inches, and because of my work around the house I had become rather strong for someone as little as I.

“I’m going to make you a deal. You will stay here and pretend none of this happened, okay? We will come back tomorrow with an army big enough to eliminate Alessia and all of the evil doings that have been going on in Leyawiin. Even if you are a murderer, which is something that will be hard to live with for the rest of your life, I will not throw you in jail, as long as you cooperate and stay on my side that is.”

I looked over at Jauffre, and his eyes were raised, giving me a surprised and questioning look.

“Rather than put you in prison, I will only strip you of your title and banish you from Leyawiin for the rest of your life. I doubt you will ever get a job of such prestige ever again, but that is another aspect of your punishment. Such a sentence may sound a bit harsh to you, but it is either that or you can spend the rest of your days rotting in a cell. The choice is your Caelia…”

Jauffre’s expression was awfully difficult to read. I couldn’t tell whether he was happy with my decision, or if he disagreed with what I was doing. It mattered not, some decisions should be made by me, and I alone.

“Okay…I’ll do it. Thank you so much for understanding, my lord. I promise nothing like this will ever happen again.”

“I don’t need any apologies, Caelia. Let us now leave this room and never speak of it again until Alessia is removed from her throne.”

So the three of us left the bloody room and Jauffre and I walked back to my quarters, where Baurus was waiting so anxiously to hear what we had to say.

“What happened? Did I miss anything good?” Baurus smiled. He didn’t know how grave the situation now was. But when I told him of our discoveries, his happy stature changed to a more serious expression.

After a few minutes of talking, Baurus and Jauffre left chambers to go to theirs. It was late and time for rest was greatly needed. Hopefully tomorrow wouldn’t turn out to be a disaster.









The next morning the three of us got up and left the city of Leyawiin after giving our last goodbyes. So far everything was going okay and fortunately word had not yet gotten out that Jauffre and I found her secret room. If we were lucky, Alessia wouldn’t find out about that until it was too late. Though I wasn’t a bit scared of doing what needed to be, I didn’t want to use force unless it was absolutely needed.

“We have to get back as soon as possible, so do you think you could pick up the pace from our previous rides?”

Jauffre had asked our Dunmer transporter of the favor, and he seemed happy to go a little faster. Unfortunately faster was definitely and understatement. The Dunmer drove wildly the whole way and we almost hit a tree twice. Despite the dangers nobody could take away from the speed we were going. Those horses must’ve been trained well, because we got to the city before nightfall, which was amazing considering we had started out all the down in Leyawiin.

I found Lex eating dinner at his home in the Elven Gardens. When I first him of my findings he at first was a little confused. He though that perhaps I was mistaken. But after I told him some other things he came around to believing me and immediately left to organize a small army. I wanted to leave first thing in the morning, sometime around six a.m.

“Yes sir, I’ll gather the troops right now. Which officer will lead the army?”

“I would like Itius to come with us while you stay here. You’ve done a nice job while I was gone and I think we should keep it that way. The people seem to like you Lex.”

He could see where I was going with that particular comment. “Don’t worry sir, the people will come around sooner or later,” he said as the two of us left his house.

Within two hours the soldiers were chosen and were waiting for me to speak with them before going to sleep that night. Jauffre told me that it would be best to give a few words in order to gain the men’s trust, which I guess was a good idea, but to tell you truth I was bit worried they wouldn’t buy my comments.

“Just listen to me, Lukas; the men won’t laugh at you anymore. Soldiers of the Empire are the most professionally trained, I guarantee you. It doesn’t matter how much the war drained them, I assure you they are ready to get out onto the battlefield once more. It’s what they were trained to do.”

“All of that makes sense, Jauffre, but we aren’t automatically going to fight with Leyawiin, I’ve already told you that. I want to avoid war at all costs.”

“That’s fine, but at least give them a few words before going to bed.”

And that was that with our argument. I looked outside the door and the men were getting a bit restless, probably wondering why they were all standing there doing nothing. Itius was there as well, speaking with Lex and Baurus. It had appeared that Baurus and Jauffre were back on good terms, which was obviously a good thing. Then there was the confusing Itius…

When I first told Itius that he would be commanding the army he was ecstatic. For once he seemed to be in a better mood, now that he was getting a leading role that is. In my mind he was power hungry and wanted to be the center of attention, but I was beginning to think that perhaps I was a bit over the edge with that assumption. Could it be that he was only a born leader and that was what he was supposed to do? I surely hoped so, because sooner or later I would have to choose a commander of the Imperial Army.

That decision would come down to several things, one being their skill in combat obviously. I want a leader that is just as good with a blade as they are with words. I think Lex would win the battle of words, for we is an excellent speaker, or so Jauffre had said. I haven’t been able to speak with the troops just yet and I will certainly get there take as well. I want someone who the soldiers look up to, and that will most likely be someone who knows a thing or two about fighting.

“The time is now Lukas, the men are getting impatient!”

Jauffre was starting to get on my nerves, but nevertheless he was right. It was time to talk to the men.

So I opened the door and walked out. Immediately the men got quiet and thankfully I had not heard any snickers, at least for now anyways. I stood only a few feet away from the men, so that I could get a good look at their faces. From what I could see I was getting mixed emotions. Some looked as though they were interested in what I had to say, but there were still some who looked as though they were still questioning my role as Emperor. Hopefully I would be able to change their views by time they leave.

“I’ve called you here, tonight, in order to tell you why we are about to embark on our first mission during my reign as Emperor. But before I get to that, I want to make sure we are all on the same page. Now, I know seeing me here, a fifteen year old boy, seems a bit strange. But let me give you another perspective you probably haven’t thought about. Think about what it feels like to be a fifteen year old boy commanding a bunch of grown men. It isn’t easy for either of us, but I am committed to making it work. I’ve only been Emperor for a couple of days and I’ve stopped a war between Leyawiin and Bravil, and I’ve also uncovered a secret torture chamber in Leyawiin. I’ve accomplished these things because I am ready to lead you. Whether you believe in me or not remains to be seen in the upcoming days, but I want all of you to know that you can trust me; I promise you that. Jauffre and Baurus are doing a great job of informing me of what goes on in this country, and I’ll be the first to tell you, it will take a while getting used to things. But that’s okay because I am a fast learner. I am going to bring this country back to its prestigious glory and before you know it we will once again be respected by all, even the Council. Right now they are too ignorant to see what I bring to the table, but down the road they will eventually realize how good of a choice I was once they see Cyrodiil more prominent than ever before.”

I wasn’t sure what to expect but what happened next gave me lots of confidence. All of the men began applauding my efforts, and it really did not seem as an act. I really think they were starting to believe in me. Once the applause died down I continued my first “true” speech.

“Now I will tell you the true reason we about to march our way south to Leyawiin. When Jauffre, Baurus and I made our visit to Leyawiin, we unearthed something that threatens the balance in our country. Alessia Caro has a torture chamber and has been killing Argonians, Khajiits and Dunmer for who knows how long. We cannot allow this to continue and we will stop Alessia from her evil acts. As of right now she does not know that I am aware of her doings, but tomorrow, when we arrive at her city, she will be ordered to step down as Countess. My plan is for her to go quietly, but something tells me that will not be the case. And if we have to use force she will be witness to a magnificent display of skill at the hands of her own men. I do not want to send you in battle unless I have to, but if it comes to war then so be it. I will NOT allow a murderer to be Countess of one of my cities…ever!”

Another thunderous round of applause commenced as I ended my apparent successful speech. As the soldiers left, many of them actually came up to me and shook my hand, congratulating me and letting me know that they fully support me. One soldier’s word really took me by surprise:

“When I first learned a fifteen year old child would lead our country I seriously thought about quitting. I’ll admit that earlier this morning I was actually filling out some papers and I was going to quit tonight. No matter how dishonorable it would’ve been there was no way in the world I was going to let a boy boss me around. But hearing your speech here this evening, my views have turned around and are heading in the opposite direction. You are very good with words my lord and I believe in everything you say. I can’t explain but I feel more confident than ever before. There is not a doubt in my mind telling me you will lead our country well.”

I felt very good about myself as everyone left the area, and so did Jauffre. He came over to congratulate me on a job well done, as did Baurus, Itius and Lex as well. I talked to them for a bit before they left to rest for the night, except for Itius.

“Excuse me sir, I know you are likely tired, but can you spare a few seconds of your time?”

“Of course, Itius, you can always come to me no matter what time it is. What is it that you wish to speak of?”

“I don’t have much to say, just that I just wanted to thank you for the opportunity to display my leadership skills. I won’t let you down sir.”

Itius was a good a person, and I think that I was going over board in believing he was power hungry. He simply wanted to lead, and lead he was going to do.

After watching Itius leave I entered the palace and then to my chambers after nodding to the guards outside my room. It was finally time for rest, and I certainly needed. Tomorrow would be a long day…

An excellent update. Lukas certainly is coming into his own as Emperor, and I have high hopes for his future. I'm glad to see that others are starting to come around as well.

I hope that his upcoming encounter with Alessia doesn't get too bloody; the Council would have a picnic with the PR mess it would create to have the Emperor forcibly remove a Countess during his first week on the throne.

Good thinking, getting some backup first. Baurus made me laugh. ,,Did I miss anything?" Nah, not much, just the pile of rotting corpses. That's all. Go back to sleep.

But like Mplantinga, I hope she'll just pack her bags and leave.

This is a good story. Quite refreshing to have something from the perspective of an Emperor and its interesting to see someone else's view of the characters from the game.

My only comments would be that you have the occasional verb in the wrong tense and occasionally say things which could be shown (and example would be "I felt very good about myself ... Jauffre. He came over to congratulate me" - you might want to consider just writing the dialouge and characters reactions in that situation) though they're only minor things and are more a matter of style.

So yes, its enjoyable and I shall wait for the next part.

That was absolutely enjoyable. I personally hope the Countess is beheaded but, I'm sure that wouldn't work...
I always like Leyawiin, it's so sad to see it in such bad hands.

When I first started to read this story, I marveled at all of the original new characters and made-up places. Then I finally figured out that this is an Oblivion fanfic.

As I have not played Oblivion, there are moments where I am ... well, "confused" would be too strong a word, as I am following the essential plot ... but I do feel that I am missing bits here and there. I would like more description or perhaps a few lines of background for each incident/setting/encounter. In my Bloodmoon fanfic I tried to put in enough description to make it sensible for someone who has played Morrowind but not Bloodmoon. Don't know if I succeeded in this, but it was my intention.

Anyway, that minor point aside, I am quietly following this story and I do wonder what happens next.

A thought on this very last chapter ... what if Caelia is lying and Alessia is actually innocent and unaware of what is going on in that secret room?

Lol, Blockhead. I've never seen this "torture chamber" in the castle (I know the body chamber is not real), and now I'm beginning to wonder if there's anyone whose ligitimate and moral right now (hopefully, Arianna Valga is still alive and kicking, *crosses fingers*)

I'm a little confused. Are you criticising me for making up the "body chamber"?

I don't think he is. He's just saying he never explored the castle that much. The 'body chamber not real' bit was just meant to make it clear that he was talking about the ingame torture chamber, not your invention. Personally, I like the idea of a room to dump the 'leftovers'. I mean, you can't just toss them out on the street, it would cause a riot!

That's what I figured, I wasn't angry or anything, just a little confused. it happens a lot...

It'll be nice to see Lukas coming down in force with the legions. A civil war wouldn't be that bad of an idea, you know? It would make for an epic fan fic and whatnot, but then again a fan fic with political intrigue and the like wouldn't be bad either. It's your choice anyway, since it's your fan fic. An interesting twist you made with the Countess killing off the Count. Given her nature, it would seem natural. I also like these situations where everything appears normal at first, but when given a better look everything is actually decrepit and corrupt. This seems to be the current situation in Leyawiin. Hopefully, it will not be the case in the other cities.

Keep up the great work!

Short chapter, more of a transition to bigger things, "wink-wink"



CHAPTER NINE


The next day started off too quick for me to recall any detailed information, other than Jauffre, Baurus and I set off towards Leyawiin with our twenty-five hundred troops, led by Itius. Three hundred archers, seven hundred spearmen and fifteen hundred swordsmen made up our small army. Leyawiin had a little over fifteen hundred men, and I wanted to make sure we had more, but not too many. I had to make sure the Imperial City was still heavily protected during our leave.

According to Jauffre, the Empire as a whole consists of roughly fifteen thousand Imperial soldiers, at least in Cyrodiil that is. The Empire’s influence is spread across all of Tamriel, in places such as Morrowind, but in Cyrodiil our numbers are weakened, thanks to the Oblivion crisis. We’ll of course have to recruit more men if we want the Empire to get back where it used to be, but that’s a subject that I’ll look into later.

“What are you planning exactly, Lukas?” Jauffre said.

“When we arrive at the city everyone, except for Itius, you and Baurus, will wait outside the gates. The four of us will enter the city and order Alessia’s surrender of the throne.”

“That’s a terrible idea, unless you want to die I suppose. Did you ever think about what would happen if Alessia doesn’t go peacefully? Then what will you do with fifteen hundred Leyawiin soldiers surrounding us with our own men outside, unable to do anything?”

“Well, Jauffre, I never thought of that. What would you suppose we do?” I said while rolling my eyes.

“Bring all of the men with us when we enter the city. It is only for your safety. And besides, you are the Emperor. What is Alessia going to do, throw you out of her city?”

It sounded like a good enough idea, and actually I was a bit surprised I hadn’t though of it in the first place. I had to be careful, just as Jauffre had suggested, because she wouldn’t be too happy when she finds out what Jauffre and I found below her castle last night.

But when we arrived at Leyawiin, some four to five hours later, it appeared that she had already learned of our discovery. Soldiers dressed in green, gold and white armor were lined up outside the city gates, with officers in the front. Archers were stationed atop the walls and were also situated in the towers as well. Their army had been waiting for us the entire time.

“Well would you look at that! Somebody must’ve snitched on us. I wonder who that could’ve been,” Baurus said sarcastically.

Baurus seemed to be right in insinuating that Caelia told Alessia about our plans, because the gates to the city opened and out rode five figures on horseback. They rode towards where I was standing, but I feared not for my life.

When the figures came close enough for me to see their faces, I realized it was Alessia and Caelia, along with three officers. I was very surprised to see that Alessia knew how to ride a horse, simply because she was a girl, or woman to be politically correct.

The five dismounted from their respective horses and neared me, where my soldiers around me unsheathed their weapons, but only until I signaled for them to conceal their edges.

“Lukas Septim, what do you think you are doing in my territory with an army the size of this?”

She pointed and talked loudly towards the sweaty, anxious faces of my men; the faces of soldiers who wanted nothing more than to slit the throats of the enemy this very instant.

“It is not wise to taunt my men when they are so eager to kill, Alessia. And you can cease with the sarcasm. You know why I am here, thanks to your bodyguard, Caelia,” I said defiantly.

“Yes, my loyal officer told me all about your conniving scheme to overthrow me and my army. Ha! Such an idea is preposterous and I dearly hope you reconsider that idea of suicide, because that is exactly what it is…suicide.”

She had wide, evil grin spread across her face. I didn’t want to have to wipe that smile off by force if it was not needed, but unfortunately it looked as if I had no other choice.

“You were a fool for trusting Caelia, Lukas. Her allegiance lies to me, and I alone; although I am extremely dissatisfied with her plea for your help. Oh yes, she told me all about that as well. While I am disappointed with that, I am glad she came to me. It was the smartest decision she could make.”

Caelia stood behind her master, cowering at the presence of Jauffre and me. Her eyes were full of tears and her entire body was shaking, just as she had been back in the body chamber. She knew very well how foolish she looked. She could have saved her people and her fellow soldiers. I just didn’t understand why she caved in to Alessia. It just didn’t make any sense.

“You are wrong, Alessia. Whatever I do, it will not be an act of suicide. I will give you one final chance to surrender. If you do not take heed of my warning, I will be forced to crush you and your army. I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my people, and I am not afraid to do it.

My defiance was not very well liked by Alessia, and she made her feelings on that subject very clear.

“You are brave, Lukas, no one can deny you that aspect, but it is a foolish bravery I’m afraid; one that will most definitely bring the death of your troops, and ultimately you as well. I will not back down to your commands, for I am not afraid either. I will now show you the skill of my soldiers.”

She turned around and started walking back to her horse.

“That would help if your soldiers actually liked you,” I said, trying to bring the haughty countess to the edge. It appeared that I had succeeded in that attempt.

She quickly turned around and walked right up to me, her face mere inches away from mine. I could smell her breath, and I have to say it wasn’t a very pleasant scent.

“My men are as loyal as can be, “Emperor” Septim. I heard about your debut in the Imperial City. It didn’t go too well, did it, Lukas?”

Again she had the same malevolent grin as before, but just as quick as it came, it was erased in the same swift fashion. Before I even knew what had happened a blade came through the stomach of Alessia. Blood immediately spouted from her mouth and splashed me in the face. Her smile changed to a look of complete shock. She then fell forward into me, knocking me down to the ground, with her body falling on mine.

Blood from her opened mouth continued to seep out, hitting me in the face because I was unable to move from my prone-position. When I was able to move my arms I wiped the sticky red liquid from my eyes, only the see Caelia smiling insanely, and holding a red-stained sword in her right hand.

Caelia began laughing wildly, and I knew then we had lost her. Her mind had wondered to who knows where, and Alessia was dead.

“Ha ha ha! I killed her! She cannot abuse me anymore! NO MORE I SAY!”

Jauffre pulled Alessia’s limp body off of me, and as quick as possible I jumped up and got away from Caelia, not knowing whether she would go after me next.

She then started dancing around maniacally, waving her blade through the air like it was some sort of ritual-relic or something. It was very strange seeing all this. I was still trying to put all the pieces together when one of Alessia’s officers asked: “So it is now over? There will be no war?”

I looked at the soldier, not able to give him an immediate answer. I looked at Caelia, who was now being driven to the ground by some of my men, attempting to tie her hands and feet together. Then I looked over to Alessia, whose eyes were still open and filled with shock. She was dead, and the threat to Leyawiin was seemingly over. I walked over and shut her eyes with my hand, and then I looked up at the Leyawiin officer.

“No…there will be no war between countrymen today….”

I've been thinking, how would this have turned out if the assassin of the Dark Brotherhood had managed to kill the Draconis Family...... Ceali didn't seem the least bit disturbed during the Oblivion Crisis, oh well.

Ya, but not many NPCs had much emotion, now did they?

This post has been edited by redsrock: Nov 13 2007, 04:10 AM

True, or they had some extreme facial expression to show. She still seemed like a normal guard captain, confident, close to her family and all that. Nevermind me, I get like this sometimes.

Dang, I'd kinda hoped that the 'diplomacy' (ok, threats flung back and forth) would go on a bit longer. Still, it was good stuff.

Caelia has definitely gone nuts. If she was so focussed on killing Allessia, couldn't she have done it sooner? I mean, who would stop her? Well, Lukas would probably toss her in jail if he found out, which is what I expect him to do with her anyway. For now at least.

Oh, and one more thing.
,,Your soldiers are wimpy, mine are not. You are going to die! Ohohoho!" Err, are you as nuts as the captain of your guard? Don't taunt an army when you're standing five steps away from them and your army is on the other side of the hill. What kept Lukas from having you shot/stabbed/speared and turn around before a battle could start? His sense of honour? It didn't feel like you cared much for that. Though it is funny that Lukas essentially planned the same thing at first. Heh, funny.

I'm also rather amused by how all the counts and countesses so far all say ,,Get out of MY territory!" And generally treat him worse than the lowest peasant. All while still referring to him as emperor. A contradiction? Maybe.

Lukas has only met two counts/countesses so far, and only one wanted him off their territory. Alessia was only territorial once she found out about Lukas's discovery. And when I have the counts/countesses adress him as emperor, it's written as "emperor". Note the quotation marks, used for sarcasm.

This post has been edited by redsrock: Nov 13 2007, 01:07 PM

I realize that Alessia had to be dealt with, but it seems to me that taking an army to the city gates sets a bad precedent for our young Emperor. I hope that the other Counts and Countesses understand why it had to be done and don't try to force the issue. There is now, also, the burden of finding a replacement to rule Leyawiin, and possible repercussions from Alessia's mother. What a marvelous can of worms Lukas has opened.

EXACTLY!!!