The Herald of Prince Henri enters to address the Conseil

My Lords, my King,

As you are aware, Prince Henri cannot attend at this time besieged as he is within the walls of Frankfurt. However such missives he is able to pass through the German lines I have been bidden to advise the Conseil of.

The Prince assures the Conseil and King that he has instructed Brother de Beauvais of the Order that he has “free hand” to deal with the Germans threatening Antwerp and that he feels there are sufficient troops to defend the city. Further assistance will be made available with the release of the Order’s forces near Frankfurt later this season should it be required.

My master has also instructed the Order to lead the forces of Lorraine to the defence of Frankfurt and predicts a swift victory.

Prince Henri thanks the King personally for fulfilling such troop requirements as was possible in Frankfurt and Metz this last season, and again reminds the King of his Loyalty to the Crown and his pledge to force the Germans to Peace if needed although he wishes the Kings diplomats well in their current dealings.

The Prince will address recruitment requirements soon, potentially after the battle, but is likely to request a Priest is trained in Frankfurt this season to address the needs of the local population who have been sorely tried and pillaged by the German forces for so long. He also requests that should there be any French Priests of note that can be made available for the East it would be well received by the common folk.

Once the immediate issue of the defence of Frankfurt is addressed Prince Henri will redress his forces and embark to cleanse the Duchy of Lorraine of German forces, to do this he feels he requires no extra forces at this time from Frankfurt and strongly feels the people of the Duchy need relief from the Duchy once the German threat is dealt with.

I thank you.