General le Duc Alain de Mylcandonai, OC 2nd Division, to
Brigadier-General le Duc Jean Senior, Jr, His Majesty's Minister of State
(though singularly unworthy to hold that honour)
Thank you for the rapid response to my earlier missive which, though
profoundly disappointing, was not altogether unexpected.
I suppose I should be grateful that I was offered a coach to
Switzerland - rather than the loaded pistol which was handed to Lt.Colonel
la Pointe. Being a child of the sun-kissed south, however, I very much doubt
that I should find the climate to my liking. I would be happy to extend the
same courtesy, had this not already been offered to you by The Traitor de
Sapear - another Minister of State who completely lost sight of his sacred
duty to His Majesty in the singleminded pursuit of his own petty objectives.
I had hoped that, in the interests of that unity so prized by Duc von
Fersen, the divisive seed which you have planted and so diligently nurtured
for the past few months could be pulled out by the roots before the
malignant tendrils of the noxious weed it has grown into could overrun His
Majesty's Realm completely. It seems clear, however, that despite the
charges you have laid against me being demonstrably lacking in credibility,
the self aggrandisement inherent in the trial you are so persistant in
pursuing is
the _only_ thing which will satisfy your overweening pride and sense of self
importance.
So be it.
As I have attempted to communicate to you all along, the issues you are
insisting upon putting to trial here are _not_ for the Minister of State to
decide upon, but are matters of such great import that only His Majesty
Himself is qualified to
judge them. As you will be aware, there is only one means by which this
might be effected in order that justice might be seen to be done.
Since you insist that this die be cast...well then, let the dice fall where
they may.
General le Duc Alain de Mycandonai
