The lords fell silent at the staggering story. They'd probably assumed I had crossed the border to plunder Basel's wealth under the pretext of retaliation, never suspecting that a massive conspiracy was lurking behind it all.
"In one last attempt to turn things around, he fought a battle on the outskirts of Basel, but I won that one too. It must feel like a nightmare to the Count of Basel, don't you think?"
"Did you hold off on pursuing our liege so you could clip his wings first?"
"That's half of it. The other half was to capture you regional lords and tell you the truth."
In truth, I'd let him go on purpose because I had my eye on his Gale Plunderer trait, but I couldn't exactly tell them that. Still, the explanation I gave was enough to convince the captured lords.
Baron Landschaft was furious.
