Re: Imperial Diet
Dietrich is slow to respond to Otto's final comment, turning his words over in his mind before determining the prudent responce.
I have a fair degree of confidence in how the Polish mind works. Extend the alliance to them, I see no reason why they would decline. They sit at a tenuous position between us, the Magyars, and the Russians further north. Their conquest of Magdeburg was probably a nervous reaction as an attempt by some of their nobility to secure an early defensive position because of our swift expansion and slowness in extending an early hand of friendship. Just as our nobility have offered rewards for the conquest of lands, so do theirs.
Were we in their position, I'm sure we'd do the same. Let us, instead, offer these people our good graces.
As far as edict 2.6, I can second it in its current form. I'm sure father and I can work out a fair agreement on the composition of the soldiery.
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