530 A Villanous Bastard's Dillema

After Berengar's rousing speech to his citizens, his agents quickly began dispatching the news of the Austrian King's ultimatum to the people of the Northern German States. Unrest was inevitable when faced with the possibility of war against the mightiest Army in the World, which had grown even stronger with the addition of Southern German States. 

Renault sat calmly as he sipped from his coffee while smoking a hemp cigarette. Even though the North German States were far more backwards than their Southern Counterparts, the elites still had access to many qualities of Austrian goods. A stoic expression was on his face as he lectured the bastard Duke about his failures.