| Challenge to Duel |
| Summary: | Ivo takes umbrage at the actions of Sir Mitchel d'Sierge |
| Date: | 1875-06-13 |
| Related: | Fiorello Incursion |
| NPCs: | Sir Mitchel d'Sierge |
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Captain d'Sierge
Your actions against my uncle are slander to the hard work of my ship and crew. While we search the oceans of Tirth for those whom the King has ordered be found what do you do? Do you seek them out also? No, you instead attack stanch allies of the King for what I can only assume is your own, twisted, political gain. If you had put half as much effort into the search as you have into this ludicrous private endeavour of yours then perhaps we might be somewhere by now. You have wasted time, resources, and loyal Aequorian blood.
I challenge you then; restore your honour by making reparations, or fight me.
If you are too cowardly to do either, then may you forever be dubed Sir Mitchel d'Shit-For-Brains.
Sir Ivo d'Armaz
Sir Ivo,
My actions against your uncle were in service of my Kingdom. Your cousin was specifically attainted by her actions and those of her husband against the Queen, to wit - attempted assassination, and my force was charged with bringing them back to face royal justice. To this, your uncle had been given time, but it was clear by then that he had no intent of delivering his daughter to justice.
However, I will admit that the result of this journey did not turned out as planned. I erred in bringing forth so large a force, and our armies clashed. It was an honourable engagement, and your uncle's forces fought well, as did those of the Cardinal's Guard and my own house.
In the interest of advancing relations in the future and repairing the damage that has been done, I offer you this.
If your uncle, the Viscount d'Armaz, forswears his traitorous daughter and son in law, declares his son Niccolo as heir and pledges renewed loyalty to the Kingdom of Aequor and the Church, then we shall be pleased to conduct talks of reparations for this most unfortunate incident.
As for any matter of honour, sir; if you are satisfied with these accomodations, then I will treat the matter as closed. If, however, you are not, then we shall test whether you have the right of it - at the point of a sword. Withdraw the slanders, I ask of you, and we may once more act as fellow servants of the King.
Sir Mitchel d'Sierge, Captain of the Cardinal's Guard
Captain d'Sierge
You intentions might have been honourable, but your actions were not. My cousin has not been seen in Fiorello, city nor county, since she set out for Lyionesse before the attack on our most beloved Queen. I, and my crew, have been part of the effort to locate her, and effort which seemingly only d'Armaz have been attempting, as others seem far happier to waste loyal Aequorian blood with lazy assumptions. Have you tried looking perhaps, in say, Gendial, where her husband, who escaped from you and your men with her that night, has never declared himself traitor as well? That would seem the logical place for her to go would it not?
What you ask is neither mine to give, nor your's to demand. However, in order to save you, a loyal subject of the crown, from embarressing yourself so thoroughly in public once more, I will point out that as soon as word of the attack reached my uncle he not only sent his most trusted forces to hunt down his daughter, but also named his son as his heir. That was, by my reckoning, weeks, maybe even a whole month before you decided that attacking the King's loyal Viscount was the best idea you could come up with.
As such, I state again, apologise and make reparations that we might move forward together, or face me for the insult you have given myself and my crew.
Sir Ivo d'Armaz
Sir Ivo,
It was and is your family's duty to obtain the traitor Myrana and render her to the King's justice. If she is as you say in the Duchy of Gendiel, then it remains your duty to obtain her. Your father failed in his search for the traitor, and this is why our armies went south of Mount Rosalia. As for her husband - the Duke is a traitor, and likely not long as a Duke. A crusade has been called against him and we have already ripped his brother's possessions from their traitorous claws.
Join us in our attempt to secure peace for our realm and we shall discuss restitution.
As for this matter between you and I, who are you, to suggest that my actions were not honourable? I say that we will resolve this on the field. I am a busy man, but not too busy to cross swords with a man who's word is as false as his claim to earnestly seek the return of a traitor whom he shares blood with.
Name the time and place.
Sir Mitchel d'Sierge, Captain of the Cardinal's Guard
Captain d'Serge
We are both busy men, but my naval duties will see me in New Kashmir shortly. That seems to me to be a reasonable middle ground so neither of us must travel too far.
I leave to you the choice of if you merely want to bleed, or if you'd prefer to fight until you are forced to yield.
Sir Ivo d'Armaz