Quote Originally Posted by Privateerkev View Post

Looks at Lisas.

I'm afraid your assessment of the Order's provinces is out of date. Aleppo and Adana were not bustling and vibrant communities. Adana was, and is, just a wooden castle. And Aleppo was simply a motte & bailey. It is only now a wooden castle because my rank gives me one prioritized build a term.

So, when you add the fact that my army is still largely stuck on an island, the Order is ill-prepared to meet the Jihad. And we only have the Caesar to blame. His partisan politics have clouded his better judgment and endangered everyone.

The Order isn't, and hasn't, asked for much. Just the basic infrastructure that is now developing across the Empire. And the use of the army that is legally mandated to us.

Armatos and I will take up positions on the two river crossing near Antioch. Let this Jihad come and we will at least give them a good accounting before we fall.


Thats fair enough grandmaster, pehaps if you had send reports on the current state of your provinces to the magnaura, instead of ranting at the unfairness of it all, and practically insulting a member of the royal family, then maybe some more funds would be diverted to the order.
I also find your facade of neutrality when it comes to party politics here rather odious, you do control the largest house, do you not? Let alone trying to drive a wedge between the others.

His voice softens

My sympathies to Ampelas' family, I am sure he will live on as an example to us all.