Dear Fellow Warriors:

Good afternoon from Canada!!! I hope this finds you and yours well.

Is there a kindly soul out there who can help me with my Milan/HRE problem? Last night was a nightmare!!! Before I go into this, I wish to make an advance apology to those who are of German blood.

Okay, now that's out of the way, here's what happened: The Milanese and Kraut armies are all over France like the proverbial cheap suit. I used my assassin to send one of the German generals to meet his Maker. They're still coming at me, mainly around the town of Dijon. Neither country will accept a ceasefire proposal from me. His Hatness got on my butt and told me to gain a ceasefire from Milan before any more Christian blood is spilled. One can't really gain anything if the other side isn't willing to listen. I was about ready to throttle the Kraut negotiator when he arrogantly, "You have come asking the Kaiser's forgiveness?" When I asked for a ceasefire, he turned me down flatter than a pancake.

To me, there's a difference between quite aggressive and going overboard. Milan, not to mention the HRE, have overshot "quite aggressive" and have headed into "going overboard."

Is there a way to prevent this in future games as France?

Live long and prosper, take care and thank you kindly!!!

Sincerely yours always,

Indy.