Unable to Acquiesce…

It was with some surprise that we found Acquiescence bound and escorted by the Demons of the Broken Spoke at our gate. The Demon explained that the court of Minsk wished to disassociate itself with her many crimes and was offering her up for trail.We knew it was a trap, she knew we knew it was a trap, we were under no illusions that she knew we knew and so the game was afoot!

When your enemy offers you their neck to tear out you look very closely before biting. We consulted just about everyone, what was she up to? What would she gain by offering herself up (The court of Minsk is her puppet not the other way around)? Phobos took charge and collected all the wisdom he could. She obviously wanted to be executed, and so we tried to avoid this. BUT when it looked as though we had found a way to try her without execution, she claimed that unless she was tried and executed under Albione law she would unleash an army of Demons on Albion and kill hundreds. So with a feeling of dread we chopped of her head ! With the demons were two humans who witnessed everything. We were not allowed to talk to them, but upon Acquiescence’s death the demons attacked and the woodsmen made a run for it. We slew the demons and took the humans into protective custody. They showed great courage and represented the people of their home town very well and were returned home unharmed. The body of Acquiescence was examined by experts and their conclusion was that we had destroyed a shell with no discernable impact on the overall being herself, we had thought that maybe she was trying to enter the cycle of Life and Death or become an Ancestor but it maybe that it was all just political posturing for her empires attempt to get recognition as a gathering nation. Only time will tell but we can be in no doubt that she got what she wanted, which is why I am not sleeping much these days…