Imperial Diet V

[Tamur]

*Fritz von Kastilien stands, sits, stands again. He strides forward into the centre of the chamber and looks around solemnly.*

You heard the man, everyone.

Now go back to your respective commands, or cities, or back to enforced idleness in some cases.

And while we're there, everyone please contemplate his sins, confess to the local priest and...

Oh, you don't want the priest to be standing beside you while you confess? Don't worry, you will soon become used to it.

After you're done confessing, perhaps your priest will offer words of comfort, telling you that through your confession you've drawn closer to your personal deification. Don't like that? Well, you will get used to it.

And as you're departing, your priest will now tell you to be sure to pray that your ancestors will be drawn closer to God. Thought they were with him? Think again, they still have a long way to go.

All hell has broken loose, my friends. May God have mercy on the Reich.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Dietrich von Dassel:

Religious re-unification is as far as it goes. I demand that the Kaiser seeks our further approval before he takes any further steps. This has dragged on for too long already.

[Warmaster Horus]

Agreed.

Whilst an alliance, a strong and secure one, is always a great thing for any nation in this world, the idea of an alliance is to assist both nations involved. For now, it seems to me only Byzantium is profiting.

[AussieGiant]

Walking back in from the salon Arnold is holding a parchment.

Gentlemen,

I am receiving reports from a number of sources.

It seems there has been a sighting of the Prussian Army just south of Vienna. Two regiments of Spear Militia have deserted their post from Prague and joined Peter von Kastilien's forces.

Looking at Ansehelm

Ansehelm what the $@% is your man doing exactly!

[Stig]

Ansehelm:
I have no clue, the chancellor and steward told me that are was missing and gone, but apparently they lied and they knew really well what's going on. This is stupidity, Peter would never disobey an order I gave him. This is set up by the two who now rule the Reich.

[econ21]

Elberhard: Duke Ansehelm, I have never lied to this Diet and never will. The only stupidity on exhibition today is your state of denial.

[AussieGiant]

Arnold:

So Elberhard, a question.

Do you have any idea what the Kaiser is up to?

We get a decree from the Kaiser, via you, that negotiations are going splendidly. Following that little gem of information, Bavaria has two provinces that every man AND his dog would assume be allocated to them, handed directly over to the Byzantines.

Given Bavarian forces bled and died for those lands under the banner of this Reich, I'm sure you can appreciate Duke Lothar's position on the matter.

Meanwhile we've...

sweeping his hand across the assembled nobles of the realm

...been told that the condition and terms of this deal would be communicated and that we would not be ignored.

I'd say you've just proved that was a total load of crap.

Taking another moment, the Duke picks up a number of papers from the Scribes desk, reads a few sentences and then turns on the Steward

So, are you being mislead yourself or not!!?