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HelpRe: Kingdom Congrats Round 3
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The Wealthy and Important
UN: JN316
LN: von Falkenrath
DH: Diederich Aloysius Konrad (27)
DW: Johanna Luise Kreszentia (22)
-DS: Josef Konstantin Wolfram (3)
-DS: Mattias Friederich Lorenz (1)
-DD: Philippa Theresia Astrid (nb)
Rank: Army Major - Wealthy Commoner
Bial rang in the new year with something quite rare: no new scandal. Diederich thought this to be a good omen of things to come, and he stopped expecting the other shoe to drop and started wholly devoting himself to his family. He began to teach his oldest boy, Josef, how to ride a horse, and he was pleased to see that his younger son, Mattias, was flourishing under the watchful care of his mother. With no new threat brewing on Bial's borders, he and Johanna were able to spend a great deal more time together, and they shortly welcomed a daughter, Philippa.
Diederich's newfound charmed life was thrown for a loop, however, the night that Duchess Bergfalk showed up at the royal palace. Being one of the king's most trusted confidants, he quickly learned that the relationship between Walter and Eleonore had become intimate, with the duchess spending almost every night in the king's bedchamber. And this when Queen Hedwig had just announced that she was pregnant again! But who was Diederich to voice his objections? He knew that relationships within the royal circle were often fraught with extramarital affairs, and it was not his place to condemn his sovereign. For his silence, Walter promoted him to the rank of Major -- not that Diederich would have revealed the secret anyway, for despite his position and wealth, he was still no more than a commoner. He and his family had no noble titles upon which to depend, should the von Falkenraths fall from the king's favor.
Diederich scarcely had time to mull over these events when an avalanche struck in the mountains between Bial and Switzerland. A small farming village was nearly destroyed, and at least 98 people were killed in the catastrophe. Diederich's infantry company was ordered to spearhead rescue efforts. As he kissed his wife and children goodbye and departed for the frozen borderlands, Diederich wryly mused, So much for a quiet year.
UN: JN316
LN: von Falkenrath
DH: Diederich Aloysius Konrad (27)
DW: Johanna Luise Kreszentia (22)
-DS: Josef Konstantin Wolfram (3)
-DS: Mattias Friederich Lorenz (1)
-DD: Philippa Theresia Astrid (nb)
Rank: Army Major - Wealthy Commoner
Bial rang in the new year with something quite rare: no new scandal. Diederich thought this to be a good omen of things to come, and he stopped expecting the other shoe to drop and started wholly devoting himself to his family. He began to teach his oldest boy, Josef, how to ride a horse, and he was pleased to see that his younger son, Mattias, was flourishing under the watchful care of his mother. With no new threat brewing on Bial's borders, he and Johanna were able to spend a great deal more time together, and they shortly welcomed a daughter, Philippa.
Diederich's newfound charmed life was thrown for a loop, however, the night that Duchess Bergfalk showed up at the royal palace. Being one of the king's most trusted confidants, he quickly learned that the relationship between Walter and Eleonore had become intimate, with the duchess spending almost every night in the king's bedchamber. And this when Queen Hedwig had just announced that she was pregnant again! But who was Diederich to voice his objections? He knew that relationships within the royal circle were often fraught with extramarital affairs, and it was not his place to condemn his sovereign. For his silence, Walter promoted him to the rank of Major -- not that Diederich would have revealed the secret anyway, for despite his position and wealth, he was still no more than a commoner. He and his family had no noble titles upon which to depend, should the von Falkenraths fall from the king's favor.
Diederich scarcely had time to mull over these events when an avalanche struck in the mountains between Bial and Switzerland. A small farming village was nearly destroyed, and at least 98 people were killed in the catastrophe. Diederich's infantry company was ordered to spearhead rescue efforts. As he kissed his wife and children goodbye and departed for the frozen borderlands, Diederich wryly mused, So much for a quiet year.
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