Political Power Play

Emperor Alvis: Keiran. Esmond. The kingdom of Walachia has openly insulted me and your Royal mother. They have said that we must've been cursed by the gods to only have one son and that I must just be too weak to produce heirs. They have openly challenged us by attacking our borders even though we have not done anything against them. I am enraged by what their king has done but I fear that we might not be able to afford war what are your opinions on these, my beloved Prince?

Esmond: Your Majesty! They have dared to insult you and Royal Mother. They have attacked us. We must go to war or else we will lose our empire's dignity!

Keiran: Don't be foolish brother! War will be costly and we don't have enough time to prepare-

Esmond: Then what's your plan then oh wise brother! You've been refusing to go into battle to defend the empire for a long time now do you think you can avoid your service to the empire?

Keiran: You dare!

Emperor Alvis: Enough. Keiran what do you suppose we should do then?

Keiran: Father. We should sound out a peace treaty. Maybe we should give them some of our land because we should not go to war at this time.

The council went silent from shock then as the emperor's stone-cold face turned to anger until suddenly the emperor threw book reports to the prince.

Emperor Alvis: HOW DARE YOU EVEN PROPOSE A PEACE TREATY! A FOOL LIKE YOU WOULDN'T SURVIVE BEING A KING FOR A DAY IF YOU WERE THIS WEAK!

Keiran: F-father forgive me but I-

Emperor Alvis: DON'T YOU CALL ME FATHER YOU WEAK LITTLE FOOL! THEY HAVE INSULTED ME AND YOUR ROYAL MOTHER. ATTACKED OUR BORDERS. YET YOU PROPOSE US TO GIVE THEM OUR LAND!?!

Keiran: Your majesty please forgive me I didn't mean to offend you.

Emperor Alvis: YOU SEE THOSE RECORDS I THREW AT YOU?! LOOK AT THEM LOOK HOW MANY?! COUNT THEM NOW!

Keiran: There are 48 reports your majesty.

Emperor Alvis: Listen to me keiran and listen well so your foolish little brain can comprehend. There are 48 ministers here in this council excluding you and Esmond each one of those reports is from them! ALL REPORTING ON HOW WEAK AND STUPID YOU ARE! I'VE BEEN OBSERVING YOU FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE SEEN YOU AVOID YOUR MILITARY SERVICE!! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS AND SO HAS THE COUNCIL EVEN MINISTERS FROM YOUR MOTHER'S CLAN ARE TIRED OF YOU!

Keiran: Your majesty I know I may be weak but I promise you I am loyal to you!

Emperor Alvis: I can not have a weak son. This empire can not have a weak prince. Men! Send my decree. Prince Keiran is to be sent to Edirne and is to govern there with his mother. He is to return here only when he is 18 to pick out his Consorts other than that he is banned from even getting near Adira!

(The city of Edirne is usually reserved for the not-so-favored Prince to govern and is pretty far away from the capital city. Adira is the capital city of the Dolion empire.)

Prince Keiran was then forcefully dragged out by guards and was immediately sent out to Edirne to govern with his mother's noble consort Dianora. Prince Keiran being gone and immediately being forced out to govern the pyramid of power made a drastic change. War began with Walachia. Thankfully other empires supported Dolion and provided them with resources so the Dolion empire won the war. Now that the war has been won the council of the emperor now had the change of power.

Emperor Alvis: Send out my decree! Prince Esmond fought bravely at war. He is a skilled warrior and a respectful prince he has achieved merits at such a young age. I now promote him to the prince of the first rank!

With one mistake one prince fell and another rose in favor. It was a warning from the emperor that even his sons would not be able to escape his wrath. With the emperors one more it Instilled fear through the ministers.

Prince Esmond continued to mentor and take care of Dillon

And trained him in martial arts and guided him through what the council would be like. The brothers got closer till the year passed Prince Esmond turned 15 and Prince Dillon turned 14.

Prince Dillon finally entered the emperor's council just in time to be able to solve a problem of the empire with his brother Esmond.

At the council :

Emperor Alvis: Today my son Prince Dillon enters my council for the first time now as one of my advisors and to learn the affairs of the empire. Esmond my son do you think Dillon will be able to handle the affairs of the state?

Esmond: certainly you I do not doubt my brother.

Dillon: Your Majesty my brother has taught me the rules and how the council works.

Emperor Alvis: good I have trust in you both my sons. But now we have to go unto the affairs. Because of the war, the state's resources have been diminished our ministers are split between whether we should just buy the resources from the other empires or wait until the next season for more resources. As Prince's you are to state your advice to me. Dillon, why don't you tell me your opinion?

Dillon: Father I think both of those aren't so good because buying that much resources will empty our coffers and if we wait till next season the people would've starved to death already. The common folk are entitled to land once they are born but many of those lands aren't being used. I think the government is to buy those lands instead and employ more farmers and to provide them with what they may need so the production may be sped up or in the meantime, while those farmers are farming in the more vast land that's been bought we can buy resources temporarily from other empires.

Esmond: I agree! Your Majesty Dillon's idea is better than the first two! I support it fully and I am willing to spend my allowance to fund the money to buy the land needed.

Emperor Alvis: Good! Dillon how clever! You came up with a solution very quickly and Esmond once again I appreciate your loyalty to our country! I have been gifted with 2 great sons indeed! We shall do as Dillon has stated then...