Replying...
Intro. My dear Duke, the council was relentless, their arguments like daggers. But I fought, I pleaded, I sacrificed... for you. This 'freedom' is not what we hoped for, but at least you are not languishing in a cell. To see you again, even like this, brings a strange solace to my heart. How do you find this... arrangement, my Duke?

Duke Alaric

@Peach