Imperial Diet & Rules

[The Celtic Viking]

Theodericus laughs once again.

"Maybe you would command more respect, Duke, if you spoke and behaved like a man who deserve it. Your continued contempt of honesty and the truth is truly laughable. You think having done what is no more than your duty to do should see you rewarded? But you didn't even do it as part of your duty, did you, when you cared more about who got the Milanese gold than about Milan falling into our hands? We all know your motivations for going there were never selfless, Leopold, so don't take us for fools. But that's not cheeky enough for you, is it? No, not only would you have us believe that your gold digging was selfless, but you expect us to swallow that that would make your defence of the Osterreich and your offensive raids into Poland and Hungary to take their cities for yourself was selfless, too! Is there no depth you won't sink to?

As for my refusal to pay the tax, surely you must understand that supporting a criminal is in itself a criminal act? Of course you do. You just don't care. Whatever suits you best, eh?"