Imperial Diet III

[Northnovas]

The Elector stands to address von Kassel's remarks...

Lord Kassel I do not feel that my statements are unfounded. The past 20 years the Reich as concentrated in the East. The work is God's doing and you are quite correct; we have benefit from it's outcome especially with the Papacy.
However, in completing this work we have committed our best generals and troops to the cause with the exception of Duke Leopold who remained to defend the homeland. I wish to go to the East myself and continue the Lord's work.
We have had several threats over the years at home and if it were not the leadership of the Lords here we could have lost more cities.
All I am saying is there has to be strategic plan that serves the Homeland and the Outremer. We cannot be focused on one goal.
The natural reaction in this crisis would be to build up the homeland and then the Outremer is neglected and suffers from lack of support and attention.
Whoever is considering the Office of Chancellor should keep this in mind.
One plan for two lands.

[AussieGiant]

One plan for two lands.

That rhymes My Lord. Maybe that should be a slogan for the next Chancellor election.

Raising his eyebrows in amusement the Count of Venice takes a seat

[econ21]

Diet Speaker: Disaster! Word has reached me - Prinz Jobst is in battle with the Danish crusade! We shall be at war with Denmark! And indeed with all of Christendom - we will be excommunicated again!!!

[OverKnight]

Otto leaps from his chair:

What!? This can't be! Von der Pfalz would not do this. . .Why were we even laying an ambush in front of a crusading army?! This is madness!

Otto reels from the news.

This is a disaster! All the effort I. . .we put into reconciliation and it is thrown away because someone drew a sword at the wrong time. We must find out the responsible parties and put them on trial for treason!

At least we're not at war with the Papacy. We can send a diplomat and see what the price will be for reconciliation. We must reconcile before any further damage is done to our alliances, even though we have lost ours with the Church, and before the Reich tears itself apart. The cultivation of good relations with the Papacy lies in ruins. We can recover but. . .the price will be high.

As for the Danes, I suppose there's nothing for it but to crush them and see if they will parley afterwards.

I do not envy the next Chancellor, he will inherit a horrific situation.

Madness. . .

Otto collapses into his seat. It looks like he has aged 10 years in the past few minutes.

[FactionHeir]

*Hans has only just entered the diet after a long journey from Constantinople*

What madness is this I ask? How can the prince lay ambush on a crusading army and decide to assault them for no reason? Has he gone mad as my grandfather has? He may be a fellow Swabian, but I cannot condone such action that induces the wrath of all of Christendom upon our empire. I demand that a messenger be sent to him that he may cease this folly and retreat from this attack, lest he wish to face the wrath of the diet, which must authorize any action leading to excommunication!

[AussieGiant]

Standing slowly the Count of Venice looks visibly shaken

What folly is this my lords!!

The world as we know it has just turned against us. We have been accused on all sides and by all nations of ambushing a Crusade to the Holy Land!!

I am at a loss to explain anything...

Standing slowly the Count of Venice walks slowly from the Diet in a daze

[GeneralHankerchief]

Conrad Salier:

These actions must NOT be allowed to go through without consequence. I propose that if the foolish Prinz survives his battle we swiftly and immediately discipline him. For, as good Hans has pointed out, he has most blatantly violated the charter.