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"Mr. Carlos, I was told there was an urgent call for you. What's wrong?"
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"Welcome, Ars. We have a situation. You will work again.
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"Are we going to have another battle, Mr. Carlos?"
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Yes. As you already know, the king is staying in Fontana. Ostensibly on a visit to Fontana. Well, in reality, he fled to our Fontana territory because he felt his life was in danger.
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"Yes, Leon told me. I heard that you were in danger because of the internal strife among the three noble alliances that overthrew the Risortes, the great noble families that had been in control of the country.
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"Yes. And they have evacuated to Fontana for a visit, but time is running out. One of the three noble families has been relentless in demanding the extradition of the king."
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"...... I think we can extradite him. I don't think it makes much sense for the Fontana family to continue to protect the king."
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"I'm afraid not. The king himself does not want that. The king may have defeated the Risortes, but he is still an independent house. He would like to return to his royal domain and form an alliance again with the noble houses that have become the hegemonic nobles through the proper procedures. We do not want to become close to one of the three noble houses when they are not unified.
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"...... Then let's have him return to the royal domain. I'm sure that would settle the matter nicely."
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"That's the problem. The king wants to return to his kingdom. But how to return safely is the problem. The king and his entourage are the few who have come to Fontana. If they try to return normally, they will surely be taken into custody on the way.
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"...... I don't know much about politics, but wouldn't it be better to extradite the king after all? It would be too much for them to handle, if they were in that messy a state."
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"That's why it's not going to happen. It is all three nobles who want to secure the king's safety. If he favors any one of them, Fontana will surely be the target of the other two families. We must avoid that."
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"In the end, the best thing to do is for the three noble families to discuss or fight each other and decide who the true supreme noble family will be. If possible, I would like to see them come to the table for discussion.
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"Yes. That's why I've been calling all the relevant authorities since I protected the king's body. But it looks like that's going to fail as well. Because of the actions of one of the three noble families.
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"You said earlier that one of the three great noble families was demanding custody of the king? Where is it?"
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"The Mementos. They are not only demanding the extradition of the king, but they are trying to move the army as well. We estimate that they may mobilize an army of 30,000 to 50,000 men.
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"Fifty thousand? That many?"
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"Yes. A noble family as large as the Mementos would have a much larger maximum mobilization. But there is no way they would turn their entire army against Fontana in the eyes of the other two families.
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"Still, 50,000 for a partial military mobilization? ....... That's a hell of a lot. What are you going to do, Carlos?
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"Of course, if the Memento family is going to send an army against us, then we will have to send our own. It is absolutely impossible for us to do nothing. If we show such weakness, even if the Memento family turns back without doing anything, the surrounding noble families will target Fontana.
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"Oh, do you mean that you are going to send the Barca army to intercept the Memento family, Mr. Carlos?"
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The opposite. You don't ask Barca to deal with the Memento family."
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"That's good to know. But what do you mean by the opposite?
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"I'll go against the Memento family. But then there's a problem. Do you understand?
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"...... problem? I don't think even Carlos would stand a chance against such a large army, but that's not what you're trying to say, is it? What is it?"
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"It's simple. Suppose Fontana raises an entire army against the Memento family. What would happen then? How do you think the people around you will behave?"
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"Oh, I see. The old rivalry between the Uruks is gone, but there is still Arbalest in the west. If Fontana makes a major move, will they at least come to take back Palamere and other places that were taken from them the previous year? Perhaps they will go further and this time they will come after the city of Fontana.
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"That's what I mean. If the Memento family moves, the Arbalest family will surely follow. Even if you were defeated in last year's battle, you still have enough troops. Therefore, I give you an order. The army of Barca will go west to join Ghana in holding Arbalest. Understood?"
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"Yes, sir. I'll be on my way to Palamere immediately. ...... but are you sure you want to just hold off Arbalest?"
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"Hm? What do you mean, Ars?
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"It's okay if we take down the Arbalests, right?"
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"......Yes, of course. Do as you please, Ars von Barka."
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"Leave it to me, Mr. Carlos."
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I was summoned on short notice and had a discussion with Carlos at his castle.
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He told me about political issues that I did not understand and that Fontana was being stared down by a hopelessly outnumbered opponent.
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The Memento family is a noble family that has grown up by defeating several noble families.
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Therefore, they are different in simple military strength, but they are also very different from the Fontanas in terms of the number of heads of families.
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However, Carlos did not seem to be willing to hand over the king even with the diplomacy that flirted with the military background of the Memento family.
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He was determined to take a firm stand against the Memento family even if it meant facing an army of a different size.
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But for that to happen, there is one entity that could threaten their backs.
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That is the Arbalest family that I fought last year.
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I agreed to Carlos' idea of using Barca to suppress the Arbalest family.
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For my part, I thought that facing the Arbalests would be somewhat better than facing the Mementos head-on.
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Thus, I once again led the army of Barca and started to move toward the Western Palamere.
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