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"So Leon won't be back this winter?"

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"Yes, it seems so, brother Ars. I received a message that Mr. Leon will stay in King's Landing to see how the meeting of the three noble alliances goes.

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"I see. That's very kind of you, but I'm not sure if it's safe. We still don't even know who attacked the convoy.

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I was worried too, that's why I said so. Leon said he's fine. He said he was doing this for Fontana's sake.

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"...... Perhaps you are worried about the loss of Carlos and the others?　He said it was his fault. Kyle, I don't want you to be like that, so tell him I said not to worry about it in the [reminder] later."

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"Yes, all right, brother Ars."

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"So, what else did Leon say to you?"

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"Actually, I heard that the meeting between the three noble alliances isn't going very well. There is a possibility that the talks may not decide which of the three will be the dominant power.

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　Winter is almost here.

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　The snow had already begun to fall, so Leon would have to be on his way by now in order to return home in time to greet the New Year.

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　However, according to Kyle who contacted us, Rion is going to stay in the distant royal territory.

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　Apparently, the meeting of the three noble alliances is becoming more and more uncertain, and he wants to see the outcome of the meeting from close by.

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　The meeting of the three noble alliances is, of course, something that Fontana has managed to organize with the help of a chip from the Holy Sword.

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　The Church is basically neutral.

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　Therefore, it tends to be reluctant to intervene in direct events, such as the battle between the Memento and Fontana families during the war.

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　Therefore, the Fontanas arranged for a meeting to take place between the three noble alliances.

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　This was partly because the former hegemonic noble house, the Risortes, had already defeated the Triple Alliance, and the only question left was which of the three noble houses would gain the hegemony.

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　The Church merely proposed to the three noble houses, "Why don't we decide the issue through discussion at the negotiating table rather than through warfare?

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　Therefore, no matter which of the three noble families will take the hegemony, my promise to dedicate the sacred sword will be fulfilled without a doubt.

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　If this meeting decides which noble family will be the dominant one, it will be easier for us to decide on our policy.

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　Worst of all, if I only prioritize my own life, I can bow down to the high lords and take them under my wing.

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　There is a possibility that they will reduce the territory I have once acquired, or make me sign an unequal treaty with them, but I have fought against the Memento family's army and defeated them.

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　I am sure that they will give us some consideration.

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　However, there is a growing possibility that this will not be the case.

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　It has to do with the "death of the king".

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　The king whom Fontana was supposed to protect and deliver to the capital, even though he had to fight off the Memento family, is dead.

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　And we do not know exactly by whom or by whom.

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　But who would have thought it?

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　Now it is one of the three noble alliances that has the motive to kill the king.

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　That is what complicated this meeting.

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　The three noble houses are checking each other, saying, "It was you who put the sword in the king's hand.

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　The royal family was already powerless.

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　But even so, it was forbidden to kill the king directly.

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　It is absurd to think that someone who has violated such a taboo would gain new supremacy.

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　The three noble houses are now saying this to each other and to the other two noble houses.

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　But there are always suspicious people in everything.

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　The same is true in this case.

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　It is outrageous to violate the taboo of killing the king, but there is a noble family that is thought to have the potential to do so.

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　But there is no conclusive evidence, and there are voices of denial.

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　However, among the three noble families, the Mementos were in the midst of a battle with the Fontanas to "demand the extradition of the king".

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　This means that although they are trying to secure the king by force, they are not sending their army to kill him.

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　The Reinsatz family, which is said to be the most powerful of the three noble alliances, was likely to become the most powerful noble if the king returned to the royal domain and the talks went well.

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　It is somewhat unnatural to think that they would go out of their way to kill the king and cause chaos.

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　What about the other last remaining noble family?

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　It is said to be the weakest among the three noble families in the alliance.

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　If nothing is done, the Reinsatz, the most powerful noble house, may take over the hegemony, and if the Memento family, the next most powerful, seizes the king's position, they may claim the hegemony without waiting for a discussion.

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　If the Memento family, the next most powerful family, seizes the king's position, they may claim hegemony without waiting for talks.

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　The tragic incident of the king's death may have been caused by such a thought.

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　Such an opinion has been heard in the circles of the League of the Three Noblemen.

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　Of course, it does not necessarily mean that they are right.

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　The reasons I have just given are also quite lame.

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　It does not prove that the Mementos or the Reinsatz would never kill a king.

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　But once we fall into a doubtful mindset, it is hard to get out of it.

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　Cracks are beginning to appear in the alliance of the three noble families.

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　They have stumbled just before reaching the hegemony, and they may blame others for their failure, saying, "Who is responsible for this?

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　The three noble families, each of them powerful, are beginning to see each other as enemies.

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　But it is not likely to break out before winter.

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　If the talks, which will probably continue through the winter, fail, the spark of the king's death could flare up.

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　After all, we should ask Rion to stay in King's Landing and keep us updated on the progress of the meeting of the three noble alliances.

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　Perhaps next year will be even more stormy in the various territories.

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　That's what I thought as I listened to Rion's report from Kyle and looked out the window at the snow falling.

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