Re: Imperial Diet VI
Count Karolinger raises important questions. While I currently have no more information than I was provided with earlier today, I believe some logical reasoning will produce the likely answer. For the Milanese, while killing Siegfried would certainly not bring back their lost rebellion, not all men act only out of expectation for future gain. Italians such as the Milanese, and particularly the Sicilians, are well known to act out of revenge long after their enemies have forgotten about their previous conflicts. It seems to me that this Milanese traitor and his brethren simply wished to harm the Reich as compensation for their own losses.
As for the Assassins' Guild not attacking the Kaiser directly, it is well-known that Siegfried survived multiple assassination attempts at the hands of agents of the Danish King. As we all know, Guilds represent a single force and are managed by a central authority beyond the control of any single nation. Therefore the Assassins' Guild itself was already responsible for at least two attempts on his life. It seems obvious to me that instead of risking yet another failed assassination, they decided that the more efficient method would be to overwhelm him with numbers in a direct assault. Since assassins are trained to operate with stealth and kill without confrontation, I doubt they would have the numbers or the wherewithal to field a full force on a battlefield. Thus, they hired mercenaries for that role. It should also not be forgotten that Siegfried counted a Master of the Assassins' Guild amongst his personal retinue. That man could easily have betrayed the Kaiser's location and signalled the proper moment for ambush to the waiting mercenaries.
Of course, this is just speculation on my part, but it seems like the logical answer to these unknown questions. Perhaps when some of these other man are captured, we will learn more.
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