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    Louis, having sped from the chamber with de Perrone when he heard the announcement of the excommunication, returns now with his own announcement,

    Ahh, at long last! Mon Roi my men and I have ridden to the walls of Bordeaux and we await only your official word to begin the siege! Valencia could be retaken within days, so I am assured by my vassal de Xaintrailles. Simply say the word war and the reclamation of France will be launched instantly!

    I told you all God favored our cause! And despite being played false by the Seneschal I and House Aquitaine are still ready! Give us our head and we'll wipe these bastards out of France in no time!

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    Louis, Louis... Tsk, Tsk... Why do you always have to act so rashly ? Your actions these past season have been made in violation of Edict 2.8, which still stands until war is declared. We're not yet sure the Pope will call for a crusade on England and already you're at their walls...

    In what kind of light do you think it casts us in the eyes of the Pope ? I'm tempted to ask the Senechal to enforce the Edict, just to teach you manners...
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    My King! Surely we cannot bandy words of a truce with an apostate! The Pope has signed off, has asked all good Catholic peoples to turn their backs on William and his crew of criminals! We have only to stretch out our hands and all of France will fall back into them.

    The light in Louis' eyes is undimmed as he goes on speaking,

    It is bad enough that we've sent them money and lands, let us not delay in taking them back! War is inevitable, all here know it. We need only your permission!

    Mon pere I beg you, most humbly, give me the word and let the reclamation begin... Let I and my men, and I assure you there are no more devoted servants to the throne in all this land, let us launch this war for you. If His Holiness takes umbrage, and I cannot imagine he will, you may blame my infamous lack of caution and I will bear the laughter of all Europe if only I can teach the English the lesson they so desperately need!

    A note of caution finally enters Louis' voice,

    Before God I meant no offense to the throne or your word, I only acted as I expected must be done eventually anyway. I was the most staunch supporter of this edict, in a way I even proposed it to you, but it's time has passed. Declare the war and let this truce be ended, please!


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    Alain glances at Hugues, his face clouded with a grimance for one moment. He addresses the chamber with a even voice.

    "My King, as a Duchy zat was intrimental in enabling ze most recent deal wiz see English, Bretagne and 'er nobles stand ready to join ze conflict against England.

    Ze partial reunifcation of Bretagne wiz ze rest of ze Kingdom and our endeavours in Wales is proof enough zat zis war must include us."

    Alain stares hard at ze Dauphin and the nobles from the Order.

    "While others seem intent on furthering zeir aims by crawling and throwing themselves at you My King, I would first ask zat ze nobles of Bretagne are reunited wiz us before we declare our intentions so obviously."
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    Raynaud de Xaintrailles:

    *The Baron rises, the emotion palpable in his voice.*

    My... my lords...

    *He takes a moment, collects himself, and then begins again.*

    My Lords,

    This unexpected chain of events has...

    ...has...

    *Shaking violently, Raynaud sits down, trying to gather himself before he rises again.*
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    Father, I cannot imagine the Pope will look unkindly upon us for doing just exactly as he has asked ALL Catholic nations to do? Namely teach the English what it means to go against God's word.

    I humbly also beg you to speak the words so many of us wish to hear.
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    My sons,

    You bring back fond memories of my youthful years when I was as impatient as you are now... But need I remind you that the fate that the Pope has decreed upon England is a threat that hangs upon our heads also... Don't you se that a single misstep could mean eternal damnation for us all ? For excommunication is not to be taken lightly... It is in the afterlife that we would pay for having gone against God's will...

    That thought I cannot bear... So this war will not be waged unless we have Papal sanction, a thing which I am assured we can have (Philippe smiles a knowing smile)...

    It will be a holy Crusade to regain our prestige and our lands, or it will not be.
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    *At the end of the King's speech, Raynaud finally finds the words, and rises.*

    NO!!!

    The uniqueness and holiness and all that a most noble Crusade represents must not be allowed to be sullied because of political machinations!

    We do not need the Pope's blessing to continue our conflict with the English! We already have it! He excommunicated them!! We are free to do what we wish to them now! We may march upon their lands and blockade their ports and whatever else my lords so desire.

    I ask you then: what is the difference between our current state and a Crusade against them?!

    I'll tell you what. It is the dirtying of one of the most selfless and holy endeavors of our or anyone else's time. It is war, supposedly waged under the Cross, but every single one of us in this room know that it is mostly for a land grab and to exercise greater dominance over Western Europe.

    Not while a threat that has been heretical for all time, and not just recently because of one man's decision, still lurks to the south. And now, we know even less about what lurks in Iberia because the land which I have labored over, overseen, and built watchtowers with my own bare hands to monitor their menace has fallen in the hands of those whom we now seek to destroy; the enemy of the hour!

    The Moors still preach to their false prophet Mohammed. Tell me, Chevaliers, is this truly a lesser crime than political maneuvering that backfired?

    Save the Crusade for when it matters! Leave political wars for what they are.
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    Hugues lurches to his feet. He stands swaying a bit, taking in the room with is eyes.

    Tell me my Lords, think, perhaps in all this you have forgotten something? Now, what could it be? It seems we have already divided Albion and her continental possessions up. We've lined up our armies. We've made vows of protection and honor. What could we have forgotten?

    We'll I tell you what you all have forgotten, you proud soldiers of France. You've forgotten your compatriots, your brothers: Alexandre Le Sueur and Thierry de Rochefort!

    They slipped your mind? The two gentlemen still in Wales? The ass end of the Island with their escape cut off because Duc Alain's fleet is blockaded?! Hmmm? By the Germans, it seems, the massive enemy we're already at War with?! Ring a bell?

    We declare war on England now and they'll be butchered like pigs!

    But I'm sure the Dauphin considered that before he violated an edict and moved his men to the walls of Bordeaux. I'm sure the King considered that before he set this Conseil afire with his calls for a Crusade. I'm sure the Order remembered them before they asked for a piece of the action!

    Will you abandon these men to a terrible fight, to die alone and outnumbered!? Just so we don't waste a precious year or two actually planning this!?

    Hugues shakes his head.

    This is a disgusting spectacle.

    He tromps out.
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    Christophe, having returned to the hall with the Prince, look on as the Duc de Champagne departs.

    I know Thierry de Rochefort, the man is tenacious and skilled in combat. Wales has always been in opposition to England, and I do not doubt that it would be easy for him to find mercenaries willing to aid his escape from perfidious Albion. With the main English armies distracted with the war in Scotland, I doubt he would find great opposition if he rode south towards the sea with a stout band of Welsh at his back. If you are so greatly concerned for his safety, you could even authorize the release of sufficient funds to allow him to build forts everywhere he encamps for the night.


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    Philippe nods amiably to de Perrone.

    Exactly my own view, de Perronne.

    He then turns to Xaintrailles.

    I have had enough of your religious fanaticism, de Xaintrailles !!

    While I do not relish the prospect of having Moors for neighbours in the South should the Iberian powers fail to contain them, yet I do not see an immediate need to launch a Crusade against them.

    Their existence is a thorn in our faith, I'll concede that to you but we will have to live with it for the time being and ignore the pain it brings us. Moreover it is an affront to God, for France is the beloved daughter of the Church..

    What pain I cannot ignore is the pain of French people living under English rule in lands that should be ours... There is one solution to that pain and that is going to war with England but on such terms that the whole Christendom will see our exercice in power to be justified by God's will...

    And to ensure this, we need to have Papal sanction : we must ask the Holy Father to call for a Crusade on the heathen Guillaume and his ilk. If we cannot sway the Pope, there will be no war against England. Guillaume will find his punishment for his sins in the afterlife and God save the obdurate Scots.
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    Raynaud de Xaintrailles:

    Sovereign or not, I refuse to be addressed that way by a man who does not see the value of the Word. God save us all if this course pursues.

    *Raynaud storms out of the Conseil and closes the door with a resonating slam.*
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    Alain turns to the King.

    "Zey were left in Wales because someone need to rule the place. Had I known when ze exhange was to take place zen zis would 'ave never 'appened. As it stands ze agreement was made after I left Wales.

    I can not read minds!!"

    Addressing the council further.

    "Ser Christophe maybe correct about de Rochefort and Le Sueur but I believe Ser Raynaud has outlined what I tried to imply before."

    Gaining some intensity Alain continues.

    "We are using zis excommunication for our own secular gains if we declare a crusade against ze English. Ze rest of Europe will clearly see us as nozing more zan opportunistic devils.

    I find it incredible that Ze Order, while saying zey stand for chivalry and honour are simply following zere old custom of following ze King where ever goes and 'oping to gain fuzer favour.

    I find it incredible zat a crusade would be used against any ozer nation except ze heathens by an Order wiz such a Charter."

    Pausing he strides to the chamber centre.

    Do not mistake my words gentlemen, I believe we should use zis opportunity against ze English, but only to make war against zem. We need to take Anger and Bordeaux now!!"

    Alain nods at Ser Raynaud and leans against the Bretagne bench.
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