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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 4215517" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>“We should be a little careful about conscription, your grace,” commented Dame Brionna. “It is necessary under the circumstances, but if it is done poorly, it could turn the commoners against us.”</p><p></p><p>“Agreed. Can you look into the mid-level officers in Sir Derek’s army? They’ll probably be taking the most active role in guiding any press operation. Let’s make sure we can trust them to do it right.”</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna nodded. “I’ll take care of it, your grace.”</p><p></p><p>“The other thing we should think about is what the right reward for Sir Derek is. He’s won a great victory-- we should probably give him lands and a title for it. It will provide a good motivation for other people with ambition.”</p><p></p><p>“What about one of the Furrows earldoms, your grace?” asked Dame Brionna. “Those are in need of a strong and popular leader, and they would certainly honor him.”</p><p></p><p>“That makes a fair amount of sense, especially if he distinguishes himself militarily against the orks as well. We would need to work through Lady Susan and the Duke of Furrows, but I suspect they would be amenable to it.”</p><p></p><p>“I don’t like it, m’lord,” said Kit. “We can’t trust the House of Brightspan as it is, and giving them an earldom as well as their duchy would greatly expand their power. If they decide to start a civil war at some point, the last thing we want is for them to control another great noble and to have connections with one of the other duchies.”</p><p></p><p>“I think Sir Derek made a fairly clean break with his father when he sided with me,” responded Alistair. “I doubt that he would participate in any plots against the Archduchy. If anything, it would serve to further separate him from his father’s House. And I think that problem will also gradually resolve itself-- we seem to be doing a good job bringing young Lord Brightspan into loyalty to the Archduchy, not to his grandfather.”</p><p></p><p>“Maybe. But we don’t have to just think about him. What happens if Sir Derek has an heir and then dies? With the way he leads armies, we have to worry about that. A young heir could easily fall under the sway of the Duke of Brightspan. Why couldn’t we just give him a barony or something? Some sort of honor that would reward him and help cement his loyalty, but not pose as much of a political risk. And even if Lord Brightspan is becoming more loyal, he still has that imp with him. I’m sure that Sir Derek’s mother will try to place a similar influence near him if he becomes an Earl. We can’t trust the House of Brightspan.”</p><p></p><p>“We could give him a barony in the new lands in the south that we plan to incorporate. Having him as an anchor to start drawing in other allies would be useful. I’d like ambitious young knights and lords to view that as a good way to build their fortunes. And there would be plenty of opportunity for further advancement, which also would have its benefits.”</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna interjected, “But what about Caldra and Caligshire, your grace? We need someone to stabilize those earldoms. It is not as simple as handing them out as rewards for good service. Sir Derek could build support for himself easily. Other nobles might not be as successful.”</p><p></p><p>“We don’t need to reach a decision right away. I’m still leaning towards offering him as a candidate for one of the Furrows earldoms, but we will discuss it as things develop. On a different note, do we need to do anything to clean up public opinion with regard to the incholate? Some people may be upset about a demonic creature attacking in the marketplace.”</p><p></p><p>“There are things we can do to affect that, m’lord,” said Kit. “But first we need to know what people are thinking about it. Dame Brionna’s role in stopping it may have left a stronger impression than the presence of the incholate did.”</p><p></p><p>“Is that the sort of thing that you can find out?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes, m’lord. I’ll speak to some of my people and find out what the word on the street is.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 4215517, member: 3448"] “We should be a little careful about conscription, your grace,” commented Dame Brionna. “It is necessary under the circumstances, but if it is done poorly, it could turn the commoners against us.” “Agreed. Can you look into the mid-level officers in Sir Derek’s army? They’ll probably be taking the most active role in guiding any press operation. Let’s make sure we can trust them to do it right.” Dame Brionna nodded. “I’ll take care of it, your grace.” “The other thing we should think about is what the right reward for Sir Derek is. He’s won a great victory-- we should probably give him lands and a title for it. It will provide a good motivation for other people with ambition.” “What about one of the Furrows earldoms, your grace?” asked Dame Brionna. “Those are in need of a strong and popular leader, and they would certainly honor him.” “That makes a fair amount of sense, especially if he distinguishes himself militarily against the orks as well. We would need to work through Lady Susan and the Duke of Furrows, but I suspect they would be amenable to it.” “I don’t like it, m’lord,” said Kit. “We can’t trust the House of Brightspan as it is, and giving them an earldom as well as their duchy would greatly expand their power. If they decide to start a civil war at some point, the last thing we want is for them to control another great noble and to have connections with one of the other duchies.” “I think Sir Derek made a fairly clean break with his father when he sided with me,” responded Alistair. “I doubt that he would participate in any plots against the Archduchy. If anything, it would serve to further separate him from his father’s House. And I think that problem will also gradually resolve itself-- we seem to be doing a good job bringing young Lord Brightspan into loyalty to the Archduchy, not to his grandfather.” “Maybe. But we don’t have to just think about him. What happens if Sir Derek has an heir and then dies? With the way he leads armies, we have to worry about that. A young heir could easily fall under the sway of the Duke of Brightspan. Why couldn’t we just give him a barony or something? Some sort of honor that would reward him and help cement his loyalty, but not pose as much of a political risk. And even if Lord Brightspan is becoming more loyal, he still has that imp with him. I’m sure that Sir Derek’s mother will try to place a similar influence near him if he becomes an Earl. We can’t trust the House of Brightspan.” “We could give him a barony in the new lands in the south that we plan to incorporate. Having him as an anchor to start drawing in other allies would be useful. I’d like ambitious young knights and lords to view that as a good way to build their fortunes. And there would be plenty of opportunity for further advancement, which also would have its benefits.” Dame Brionna interjected, “But what about Caldra and Caligshire, your grace? We need someone to stabilize those earldoms. It is not as simple as handing them out as rewards for good service. Sir Derek could build support for himself easily. Other nobles might not be as successful.” “We don’t need to reach a decision right away. I’m still leaning towards offering him as a candidate for one of the Furrows earldoms, but we will discuss it as things develop. On a different note, do we need to do anything to clean up public opinion with regard to the incholate? Some people may be upset about a demonic creature attacking in the marketplace.” “There are things we can do to affect that, m’lord,” said Kit. “But first we need to know what people are thinking about it. Dame Brionna’s role in stopping it may have left a stronger impression than the presence of the incholate did.” “Is that the sort of thing that you can find out?” “Yes, m’lord. I’ll speak to some of my people and find out what the word on the street is.” [/QUOTE]
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