376 Plans for the Future of France

Within the royal palace of Austria, Berengar sat upon his throne. Standing before him was none other than Ludecke von Dürnstein, his Ambassador to France, and the man tasked with the efforts of Austrian Royal Intelligence to interfere with the Hundred Years' War. 

At the moment, Austria sought to supply the French Crown with arms against their rivals publically. This would further drag the de Valois dynasty's name into the mud. Associating with Berengar and his heretical Kingdom had become a strict taboo ever since the Crusade was declared. To the Catholic population of France, accepting arms from a heretic would never be acceptable, thus allowing Berengar's agents to foster dissent against the Crown.

Ludecke had returned from his journey to the Kingdom of France with the intent to inform Berengar of the progress he had made. As such, he knelt before his King with a solemn gaze as he announced the slow progress he was making.