In a time of crisis, efficiency is most called for. The nobles of Kowalski and Oberon provinces, just returned from the state policy council, raced back to their territories to manage the situation.
No matter whether war breaks out or not, it is always right to make adequate preparations in advance.
One has to admit, Caesar IV got lucky. Everyone's attention was drawn to the crisis in the Southeast, and they lost interest in further testing him as a king.
The absence of the nobility from the two provinces accelerated the progress of the ensuing council.
Several trivial matters were neglected by everyone. Even the nobles who were originally intent on stirring up trouble in the matter of repayment tax, had now chosen silence.
While the crisis appeared to be concentrated in Kowalski and Oberon, the entire southern region was clouded over with the shadow of war. At least, that is how the southern nobles viewed it.
