Conseil du Royaume

[_Tristan_]

Philippe looks at Gaetan.

But that would require another Emergency Session, and while we lose time debating the merits of Crusading West, East or South, our enemies will gather their strength.

The English Crusade has already been sanctioned by the Conseil so unless our Ducs deem it necessary to call another Session, we will follow the will of the Conseil. I will already march this season towards the crossing at Calais and any and all who wish to join will have to join me there.

These unfortunate turn of events somewhat hurries our venture in English lands. Any laggards will be left behind...

One last thing : the Crusade as voted by the Conseil requires that the target should be London, as we all thought we would find Guillaume in his capital city... But it seems that while we delayed, the felon heard of our wish to march against him and took up residence in Nottingham, a much better defensible position.

Now, should we follow the letter of Edict E1.3 or should we follow its meaning and ask for the Crusade to be declared on Nottingham, Guillaume's hideout ?

I respectfully ask our Senechal to make the necessary request to the Pope this very season so that we can march under the Cross this very year (OOC : OK, could you take the save and request the Crusade before the end of the turn, thus allowing some of us to take the Cross and do our Crusade moves this turn? We've already lost one turn waiting for the avatars to declare if they would join, I would not lose another...)

I'll also ask him to coordinate our military actions by defining who will march south against the Moors, who will hodl the Eastern front and who will strike at England's heart, reclaiming our lost lands...