The King storms in the Conseil.

A scribe !! I need a scribe !!

A scribe hurries to the King.

Take note and send this message post-haste to the "Captain" of the Ordre de la Fleur de Lys.

The scribe quickly sets to writing, while the King dictates.

Sieur de Rethel,

Captain,

I had hoped your Order would be more respectful of my orders. Your orders were to meet me on the march to Bruges, not to lay siege to that city.

Don't you think that if I had wished to see Bruges under siege it would have been ? (OOC : Philippe had enough movement left to do it)

I have been negociating with some parties in the city and to do this, I need them to be able to come and go at will, which your current siege is preventing.

So I will ask you to break the siege at once. Or I will relieve you of your command and do it myself. I will also ask you to join me at the earliest opportunity to fill the ranks of the Royaume's army under my command.

I hope you will serve me better in years to come.

Par la Grâce de Dieu,

Philippe
Roi des Francs

The scribe stopped writing. He quickly rolled the parchment and put a seal of wax. He then presented the rolled-up parchment to Philippe, which quickly applied his seal before returning the parchment.

Send it with the fastest courier you can find and hurry.

The scribe almost ran out of the chamber, if only to be outof reach of Philippe's wrath.