Eternity RPC Board
06-21-2018, 01:07 AM
"So the Bishop of Trent was behind this."
Joseph sat at the edge of the dining room of the occupied villa, his closest officers filling the the rest of table. It was mid-afternoon now and both the burgomaster and the Trentean spy had been question and interrogated. There were some inconsistencies in their stories, though the overall tales were quite similar: the Bishop of Trent had sought to take advantage of the German-Hapsburg war to return to the County of Tyrol. The Burgomaster, a Catholic sympathizer—or perhaps even a crypto-Catholic, Joseph had decided not to reopen that cesspit—had needed few promises to decide to follow along.
Apparently, the Bishop of Trent had promised him Milan's, and even the Papacy's, support, though neither materialize before Joseph's force marched south from Austria. "Perhaps Milan really wasn't involved in this," said one of the officers.
"That seems most likely," Joseph replied, "though that doesn't change the underlying fact: the peace of the Holy Roman Empire has been violated by Milanese actors." There was a few moment's silence. "We will send the burgomaster and the spy separately to His Imperial Majesty." The Burgomaster would likely be charged with high treason, while the spy would be interrogated further by the Emperor's agents, who would decide how to react to Milan's machinations. "We must continue onto Carinola. We march in two days, leaving behind four regiments to secure the county and its borders. Wilhelm, you will remain to command this force."
"Understood, sir."
Joseph sat at the edge of the dining room of the occupied villa, his closest officers filling the the rest of table. It was mid-afternoon now and both the burgomaster and the Trentean spy had been question and interrogated. There were some inconsistencies in their stories, though the overall tales were quite similar: the Bishop of Trent had sought to take advantage of the German-Hapsburg war to return to the County of Tyrol. The Burgomaster, a Catholic sympathizer—or perhaps even a crypto-Catholic, Joseph had decided not to reopen that cesspit—had needed few promises to decide to follow along.
Apparently, the Bishop of Trent had promised him Milan's, and even the Papacy's, support, though neither materialize before Joseph's force marched south from Austria. "Perhaps Milan really wasn't involved in this," said one of the officers.
"That seems most likely," Joseph replied, "though that doesn't change the underlying fact: the peace of the Holy Roman Empire has been violated by Milanese actors." There was a few moment's silence. "We will send the burgomaster and the spy separately to His Imperial Majesty." The Burgomaster would likely be charged with high treason, while the spy would be interrogated further by the Emperor's agents, who would decide how to react to Milan's machinations. "We must continue onto Carinola. We march in two days, leaving behind four regiments to secure the county and its borders. Wilhelm, you will remain to command this force."
"Understood, sir."
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