The Repeating Truth

That night, the soldiers in Amber departed for the territories that Icor had seized.

Since the death of the Queen was now confirmed, most of the officers decided to vote for war. It was as if everyone had the same idea now as all the troops were immediately mobilized to begin claiming back their land that was seized.

They even wanted to send troops directly to Icor.

It was a rare opportunity and since the King was the Queen’s older brother, it was naturally his right to rule Icor after the Queen’s death. But, the Queen’s murderer would not stand idly by and let Icor slip through their fingers, thus, the King had to prepare himself and strike first.

They planned to say that the Church had plotted the Queen’s death and before she died, she had decided to relinquish her right to rule to her older brother. They hoped to justify their actions to the people by adding some "bonus" details.