Quote Originally Posted by Ituralde View Post
Maybe we should make it clearer in the rules when exactly this 'automatic transfer' to the King takes place, so when is the right time to refuse. If it would be the second after the capture then no one would have ever been able to pull out of a city he captured with his troops without the King giving permission or declaring war on the King. This truly would be absurd as AG pointed out rightly.

Maybe we should clarify this with a Rule Change. Something like the 'turn after the settlement is captured' inserted into the passage that handles the whole thing now.
I always envisioned it as simply being until the next Council session, and IMHO, that would be the easiest way to implement it. Once the Council session starts, all "unclaimed" province "deeds" are gathered and sent to the Council, who then ratify them to make them part of the King's Demense. It is either at that time or beforehand that you declare whether or not you are giving up the "deed". This also gives plenty of time for the conqueror, and reduces the headache of keeping track of provinces.