Chapter 308: Change
Dame Irene
A new Duke has been chosen by His Majesty. I regret having to inform you in such a way, but I had no choice except to move quickly.
On short notice, I have taken Sir Sven and Sir Gunnar south to Hydrogia to greet who is to become our new leader. We will have barely made it in time for the ducal enthronement, which I hesitate to acknowledge as completely and totally intentional.
I am not sure if you remember who was deemed the hero of war and was given a Passing of Honor from Commander Lothian. Sir Henry Mattson did a lot for our people by turning the tide of the war, but has passed the King’s tests and has been chosen for us.
I do hope that, despite his lack of experience, he becomes what the north needs.
If you are reading this, I know that you have only just gotten back, but you will need to gather a band of knights to take through the duchy and announce that there is a new Duke. I will summon you again when it’s time to return and greet the Duke. Until then, spread word as far and as wide as you can. Underneath this letter is the announcement directly from His Majesty to legitimize the message you will be giving to the duchy.
There will also be mages coming to the tower to finish the job of fully cleansing the barracks of all the residual poison, the way that they had done for the Duke’s Tower in the past. We need to prepare to move our knights back into their proper rooms so that the Duke adjusts easily upon his return.
That is what I’m considering it, a return, rather than his first arrival. He has been here before, working alongside us as if it were his own home.
Please destroy this after reading it, for obvious reasons.
Sir Felix
The tone of Felix’s letter was evident through each paragraph. Irene could tell, the further she read, that he was irritated with the King.