Duke the Bold, who had been waiting in Trier for his coronation, was abruptly abandoned, and the late king, who had acted as the emperor's guide, ended up bearing the brunt of the duke's rage. That was what had led to the great war six years ago.
"Baron of Rosenheim, do you know the real reason I drove out Gwendirente (the former queen) and stirred up the dispute over Strasbourg? And why I allied myself with the Bavarian Wittelsbachs?"
"...Don't tell me Lothringen and the Count Palatine were the ones who started that rumor?"
"Your political insight really is exceptional, Baron. You've hit the nail on the head. What dragged us into the great war with Burgundy was a conspiracy between our damned kin next door and that despicable Count Palatine."
Now that I knew the great war between Burgundy and Beren had been the result of someone's scheming, I could understand why the grand duke was so furious. Baron Constance had died in that war.
