With Rais XI ascending the throne only a year ago, trouble has already started brewing. A group of villages in the Guhia Peninsula, the northern point of Solavis, had suffered at the hands of their greedy overlord, Count Marcellus Gaifus of Guhia. It is said that all crops were to be sent to the Count's palace to be able to distribute to other of his lands, however, it is now believed he is stockpiling the food inorder to have parties and invite other guests to show the wealth of the County. However, the countryside is anything but wealthy. Many livestock have died due to lack of food and the food that is produced has been taken away. There is some reports of the villagers hiding some of the crops in order to be able to eat. Now, a village elder from the village Ratvit, has come to represent the villages in the struggle.
Ratvit Elder: "Your Highness, I am Village Elder Albanius, and I wish to plead my case to you in our dire circumstance."
Rais XI: "Yes, Village Elder, please do so. I would like to know why reports of famine had come to the area via the Royal Food Bureau. I heard that your overlord, Count Marcellus Gaifus had been taking your crops to distribute to other parts of his lands. Is that the case?"
Elder Albanius: "My Highness, I do not know what the Count's intentions were for the food. For centuries, our villages have traded with eachother without going through the overlord of the region. It was a surprising edict a year ago but now, we are struggling to put food on the table."
Rais XI: "And what about the animals, are you able to feed them?"
Elder Albanius: "No, your Highness, our livestock have starved due to lack of food, with only a few amount still alive because of our limited about of food still available!"
Rais thinks for a second and starts to wonder what has happened, soon, Albanius brings Rais back to reality
Elder Albanius: "Your Highness, I do hope that this situation is only temporary and not permanent as we do not know how long until our people can't even survive on just the food we have hidden."
Rais XI: "I will have to discuss this with my advisors but please stay here until I come up with a solution to this. Please, rest and why guards will watch over to make sure everything is okay."
Elder Albanius: Oh thank you Your Highness, I can wait as long as it takes! Celestial speed sire!"
Rais gets up and heads to a room on the right side of the wall and his advisors closely follow behind.
