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Sir Aeomund wrote:All of these things establish his rights and justness. When they are all dead if its done neatly and preserves the stausus social quo and doesn't turn the kingdom into upheaval everyone will look the other way whether they believe him to be guilty or not.
Kaelyn wrote:I think that the Lady Bresyn is the bigger threat. She is playing her own political game that we don't even have a clue on. Also, once she produces an heir (or rumors of her being pregnant come to light) the more suspicion is on Ewen. We need to take her out first and the we can deal with the Earl.
Sotor wrote:Kaelyn wrote:I think that the Lady Bresyn is the bigger threat. She is playing her own political game that we don't even have a clue on. Also, once she produces an heir (or rumors of her being pregnant come to light) the more suspicion is on Ewen. We need to take her out first and the we can deal with the Earl.
Bresyn's power and pregnancy make the situation far more critical. If she could be removed (before having the child), we can fend off Vemion for as long as we need to.
Sir Aeomund wrote:Can we prove or fabricate evidence that Vemion had his previous wife killed?
Sir Ewen wrote:Bresyn, being a Deryni, will be protecting her new husband. Also, if she is already pregnant, or becomes pregnant, then she would be bearing the heir who would deny Thilisa and Ewen the earldom. Both of these facts suggest that she is the primary, and not the secondary, target. We should anticipate a scenario where we will need to kill them both at the same time.
Sir Ewen wrote:Kolorn's value as a resource is rather diminished since we killed most of the Bastune troops who survived Ovendel Field. He still has his privilege of rank, of course, and he still has his property. Teddy has a good question regarding how to use these, but we should remember they devolve from Vemion, and can be abruptly seized by him.
We also need a pretty tight alibi and solid evidence. It's almost certain Karsin Ubael the Younger would attempt to pin Vemion's death on Ewen and so inherit the earldom himself.
I rather suspect this could end in a Deryni battle between Bresyn and Ewen, so things could get messy. Note that Ewen has never fought a fellow Deryni, only "defenseless" humans, and she may well be more powerful than Ewen.
Given our multiple experiences with earls sending troops of men to kill us, the pattern tends to be No Heraldic Insignias on the troops involved. So wouldn't it seem fishy if insignias were planted at such a crime scene?
Sir Ewen wrote:If Vemion is travelling covertly, with Bresyn and a small guard, can we not kill them, dispose of the bodies, and then play the long game and wait until he's declared dead? We could even reprise the old Earl of Osel line, and have him found dead overseas, or concoct some variant that doesn't seem too similar. As long as we know he and Bresyn are dead, Ewen can be patient and wait for the best opportunity to claim the earldom.
On the other hand, can we frame Bresyn postmortem? The foreign wife could be made into a figure of suspicion, especially if she's no longer alive to defend herself. Or frame Karsin Ubael, so he's not a pain in Ewen's ass down the road?
Just thinking out loud here...
Sir Ewen wrote: The problem with that is, even if "convicted" of disturbing the King's peace with that attack, he's not in danger of losing his earldom for trying to slay us, is he? It's not like the act was Lèse-majesté or something just because Ewen is one of the King's land-holders, right?
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