Vote tally - A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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[X] Plan Compliance Is Expected
-[X] Explain to him that you are not blind to the acts of the Mad King, or their repercussions at the time and since then on both your own family and others. It is vital to be aware of these things to put them into their proper historic and political perspective, which in turn is vital to learning from them to facilitate your own rule. He certainly understands the importance of this.
-[X] Explain further to him that you are saddened to hear about the strife between his house and his neighbors. Such disunity and bad blood is undesirable at the best of times, and these are hardly the best of times.
-[X] Explain the thread of the Fey, the Far North, the Illithid, the Devils and so on.
-[X] Thus, it is quiet evident that these times are dire and the realm is at war with all these threats who would seek it enslaved. Or worse. Strife and disunity are dangerous in such times. They are the weapon of the enemy, seeking to weaken mankind. After all, what worth is an army when the knights and the nobles squabble among themselves instead of standing united against a common enemy.
-[X] He will certainly understand that, given the prosperity granted to clever and loyal lords through Imperial favor in the times to come will gravely outweigh the grudges of ages past. After all, unity is paramount and you will do what is necessary to ensure that unity.
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[X] A more nuanced approach
-[X] Before we take this conversation any further, explain in detail just what the Court of Stars would make of the Reach so that he might judge clearly whether he wishes to bind his House's fortunes to them.
--[X] Admit that while we are not privy to the details of his grievances against Houses Byrch, Follard, or Longwaters, we find it hard to place vengeance against them ahead of the continued well being and free will of the people of the Reach. Try to convince him to set aside his grudges. While it may sound trite, being the bigger man in this instance is the best course of action for all involved.
---[X] Although House Byrch and House Follard are no friends of yours, the same cannot be said of the Longwaters. If Leygood feels that he absolutely must pursue his agenda against Byrch and Follard, we will not make an issue of it, at least in the time remaining before we retake Westeros, but doing so will not earn himself or his House any favors in the years to come.
---[X] The Longwaters, however, are off limits. We cannot afford to have our allies fighting among themselves, not when the Court of Stars threatens to reduce entirety of the Reach to an endless puppet show.
-[X] Leygood has much to gain by swearing himself to you, as have many other lords. We hope that he will make the best decision for both himself and the people for whose safety he is responsible.
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