Right just found this and
@Questor I just want to thank you for this Christmas gift!
I love this idea, griffins are some of my favorite mythological creatures and this is everything I want in a quest.
As for my first vote...
[X] Plan Helping out a Friend
Looking it over this is the best for long term strategy. The last few turn show that the best path forward is to diplomatically isolate Aquilia then use them as an external threat to get them under our aegis. Which seems to be helped by the fact they are militarily aggressive and likely to push others into our waiting hands. Both plans do this but getting the ballista is better now because we can both use it in the battle and work towards dealing with the smoky mountain if its a dragon.
Also
@Questor is the marriage option just getting a list or are we choosing who we marry too? I ask because some people we're worried about the mystery person we meet and if she is a candidate some might want to investigate first.
Edit: my vote didn't count first time in tally, should be fixed now.