Duke of Burgundy Visits Towne
Wellington Leg: Secret negotiations are afoot that would swing the Duke of York’s mighty army to support the Dowager Princess and her claims against the European Union. In an exclusive to the Druidical & Literary, local pastry chef and Burgundian spy Natasha reveals the machinations at work behind a simple dispute between Wellington Leg and the Euro Zone powers. La Femme Natasha did not want her real name used; she came to the meeting with D&L reporters in the guise of a Lancastrian waif.
Why haven’t the EU armies crushed the earl and his Force du Frappucino?
The earl is too clever for them. Yesterday they invaded his camp only to find that he’d moved on during the night when everyone else was asleep. The tide turned after Mrs. Phaeton located a babysitter and joined the Force.
Who is giving the better battlefield speechs?
At Agincourt the earl made reference to the enemy’s funny hats and resorted to Shakespearean asides during the engagement. His hogs wallowed in the mire creating more difficulty for the EU divisions closest to the action.
Is there still time to wallow in the mire?
Several fires have been lit: there is smoke on the water.
And brave Gloucester? Where is he?
Gloucester has moved his army into the hills. He plans to launch an enveloping assault on the earl, capture him, and demand an extraordinary ransom. Of course Gloucester must pass through Hermit Country exposing his soldiers to the Sirens’ Song.
Hennery the Eighth?
Hennery the Fifth.
And so the fate of Wellington Leg hangs by a song lyric. Will Gloucester pounce on the unsuspecting earl? Will bluing skies and freshening breezes be our undoing? Is the Force du Frappucino doomed? Our hopes ride with the earl deep in the heart of Hermit Country.