Again the queen was alone in the suite, packing the last bags, the Airship would be have the take off within 3 hours and her husband had nothing more to do than to take small talk with the other delegations as everytime.
She was furious more than that, all her plans torn asunder, all her hopes of a new binding were destroyed. All the political ties she thought to build with the marriages were destroyed.
The situation was already instable and she don't want to know what the situation would be when the war was over.
They were not ready for a large scale war now, they need more time to secure the political ties, need time to prepare the kingdom.
Sadly for the Kingdom she was not the only one who saw that and sadly for her it was not a friend who came to the same conclusion.
She don't noticed the opening of the door, don't noticed the soft steps on the carpet, a gift from the elves to raise the comfort.
The first thing she noticed was the locking of the door that sealed her death.
Standing between her and the freedom was a tall man with a silver half mask over the face.
" Hilda Eirikson, it's a pleasure to finally meet you. You who have done so much things to anger my mistress."
" Where are you and what are you doing here ?" Of course she know what he want but any second she keep him talking would straighten the chance for the guards to ambush this room and rescue her.
" Oh where are my manners ? I'm your death and I'm here to make sure that everything goes like it plans. You see everything has a reason, everyone is a part of a greater plan. The Archlord, Maximilian, your Family. They are all pieces in the giant chess of the Aluvean Seas and we can't allow a roque to be the queen can we ? You already knows to much, you already anger my Mistress far to much. This will stop tonight."
" You refer to 'the mistress' who is that ? Who is it that wish my dead ?"
" You're not allowed to get her name, you're by far not worthy enough for that. She's the mistress of the shadows, the spider in the web waiting for her prey. And all to soon she will collect her trophy."
" What does she want ? My dead ?"
" Silly woman, you think she would take all that for only one life ? Oh now she has plans, great plans and your death will only the top of the mountain. Questions will be raised. Who murdered the guards ? Why could a assassin enter the palace ? Why does he used this special dagger with a special poison ? Suspicions will be raised. Alliances will be broken, suspicions will increase. No one will suspect her, no one knows who she is anyways or that she is still alive to begin with.
The elves will be the first to suspect of course, who else could it be that no one of the guards would see me entering the palace ? And are there not a kingdom famous for their Assassins ? They're partially right, we have allies in all nations, strong ones here in the Imperium. Isolationists that wants to see the world of the humans burn. Silly do they think we won't set their world on flames also ? Everything will burn to ashes and it will be glorious !
Of course they will also suspect Maximilian and for the first time they're wrong about him. He has the motive, he has the men to do it and he tried it in the past. It will enrage the Kingdom and it will destroy the last hopes to prevent a war that will cost millions of lives, millions that could be saved for our grand entry but where would be the fun in a fair play ?
You never give that to us, not you, not the Aluvean Seas, not the world. So tell my why should we spare them ? Why should we not set the world on flames ? We will burn your region to the ashes and on the ground of this we will founding a better world !"
" You're insane !"
" Insane ? Insane you call me ? No insane could created something like that. Oh it get better and better.
Of course we also thought about Deminicia and Valorono, nations with quite professional assassins and someone will also blame Brownlands for it.
In the end everyone will turn against each other and they will set the stage. After all the world is a stage and all humans are simply actors playing their role. Speaking of it now it's time for you to leave the stage."
The assassin took out his dagger and stepped her directly in the stomach. She collapsed to the ground and the last thing she noticed before everything went black where the crest that was put on the dagger-shaft...
The house of nobles, emergency meeting two days later:
King Erik Eirikson IV look grim in the round.
The last two days were very uncomfortable and only their similar opponent hold the group together that once was named a alliance.
Now it was time to smith this alliance again, baptism with the blood of the ones responsible for the conniving murder of Hilda Eirikson.
" SILENCE !!! We are gathered here for only one reason. The cunning murder of my wife was the last straw. I say we set our troops in marsh and seek the justice we earn. I hereby ask this house official who is in support of a full scale war declaration against the usurp known as Maximilian Maximus ? Who is with me in this war ? WHO WILL SHEET THEIR COAST WITH THEIR OWN BLOOD ?"
It was no question, everyone was shocked about the last records, the invasion of Kuwat and the rumors over far more awful things, undeads, dragons and more. Even before the Wedding it would be not a long debate but now there was no debate at all, no oppositions, no pacifists anymore but even the King couldn't dream of the reactions.
Standing ovations from the more liberal Lords were the calmest reaction. The right wing looks like he would kill anyone who was suspect to be one of Maximilians Spies regardless of their story, the monarchistic wing shook their fists and 'dead to the tyrant ! Death to the Usurp ! Death to Maximlian !" chants could be heard.
Yes it was no question, this evening the fleet would leave their harbors all over Phoenixia, colonial troops were shipped to Constantiana days ago. This war would be bloody but it has to be done, Phoenixia shouted for blood, now one could know how much blood would be sheet the earth before everything would come to light...
ooc: That was it for me folks, thanks for the great RP, at Saurisisia I will done our plot of course but I need to make the big boom when everyone could see it
To the rest of you, stay tuned for the great war RP, hosted by Brotherhood of steel the second in the near future.
