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6/20/2025, 12:09:09 PM
It wasn't as much as you had hoped for, nor was it worth the trouble in your opinion. But, in the end, you decided to settle matters then and there; Tanzig would be a pest in the future, but not for now, and you would need to settle matters elsewhere first.
The following afternoon, you were presented with the key to the city, handed a few token hostages, and given a festive entry through the city before the council and some guildmasters swore their allegiance to the Duke of Greifswald and his heirs, thus sealing the deal.
You stayed in Tanzig for about a week, weeding out the last pro-order people within the city limits and ingratiating yourself with the local bishop and burghers; the last service before you left called for a prayer of good health for the Duke.
You then left; Ulrichsburg, the last proper obstacle, awaited you. It is said to be among the largest castles on the continent, raised from lime and brick. With deep stores, great barracks, and reportedly, the reserves of the last Teufelsfeuer. A dread fortress, if ever you had heard of one.
But the most ingenious part of it was its location; built upon a great mound, it is surrounded by low plains which could be flooded by opening two heavily fortified sluices. Which would divert water from the nearby river if opened. It would be the greatest test of your military mind, but it would also be expensive, long and gruelling. And what with it being summer now, there would be mosquitos and diseases about if you stayed close to an artificial lake of largely stagnant water. But perhaps winter could freeze it over; it remained to be seen.
For the time being, you concerned yourself with the controlling and occupation of the countryside and lesser cities, which meekly submitted in the face of your advance.
It was early one fine summer's morning when you were out washing Wittekind in the river when you were told that a letter had been sent. Upon returning to your tent, you read that you were required to make your way to the capital for an important meeting, to your surprise, it was signed by your mother, who normally kept aside from the affairs of state.
You left Ehrenfried in charge of the army, and you returned home to see what the ruckus was about.
It's always a strange feeling, walking through a castle that bore your name, even if it wasn't named after you directly. You made your way up the stairs and through the corridors to your father's study. Your mother awaited there; by now she had taken to wearing a veil and wimple all the time, you suspected, to hide her fading red hair, though you never voiced such suspicions.
The following afternoon, you were presented with the key to the city, handed a few token hostages, and given a festive entry through the city before the council and some guildmasters swore their allegiance to the Duke of Greifswald and his heirs, thus sealing the deal.
You stayed in Tanzig for about a week, weeding out the last pro-order people within the city limits and ingratiating yourself with the local bishop and burghers; the last service before you left called for a prayer of good health for the Duke.
You then left; Ulrichsburg, the last proper obstacle, awaited you. It is said to be among the largest castles on the continent, raised from lime and brick. With deep stores, great barracks, and reportedly, the reserves of the last Teufelsfeuer. A dread fortress, if ever you had heard of one.
But the most ingenious part of it was its location; built upon a great mound, it is surrounded by low plains which could be flooded by opening two heavily fortified sluices. Which would divert water from the nearby river if opened. It would be the greatest test of your military mind, but it would also be expensive, long and gruelling. And what with it being summer now, there would be mosquitos and diseases about if you stayed close to an artificial lake of largely stagnant water. But perhaps winter could freeze it over; it remained to be seen.
For the time being, you concerned yourself with the controlling and occupation of the countryside and lesser cities, which meekly submitted in the face of your advance.
It was early one fine summer's morning when you were out washing Wittekind in the river when you were told that a letter had been sent. Upon returning to your tent, you read that you were required to make your way to the capital for an important meeting, to your surprise, it was signed by your mother, who normally kept aside from the affairs of state.
You left Ehrenfried in charge of the army, and you returned home to see what the ruckus was about.
It's always a strange feeling, walking through a castle that bore your name, even if it wasn't named after you directly. You made your way up the stairs and through the corridors to your father's study. Your mother awaited there; by now she had taken to wearing a veil and wimple all the time, you suspected, to hide her fading red hair, though you never voiced such suspicions.
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