Friday, October 21, 2011

M2: Rebellion!

I was sitting in my quarter eating meat covered in spices so I could barley taste that it was rotten when on of my guards burst in.
"Adviser! The king wants to see you immediately". I hurried out of the door on the heels of the guard, we ran down the hall to the king's quarters. We stopped at the door, collected our bearings and the guard knocked loudly on the oak door.

" The adviser is hear to see you my lord,"
 "enter," the king replied. I walked in,
"what is it my lord?"
"I have a problem, the commoners believe that my ruling is unjust. There are small riots breaking out all over the kingdom, they are small for know but they threaten to get bigger."
"What do you want to do?"
"That is why I summoned you, I was hoping that you might have an idea."
"Well we could execute any one involved in the riot, but that might make the riots bigger. I suggest that you give them what they demand."
"Well that is the problem, ever since the plague ended the serfs demand more pay and better working conditions, I couldn't find a word that meant this kind of riot so I am calling it a strike."
"Strike" I mused, "that is fitting, they are striking your patience and budget"
"Adviser, you are dismissed, thank you for you assistance."
I bowed and left the room quickly.

Two days later the riots escalated into a full scale rebellion, presenting a huge hazard, hundreds of people have already been killed. The army is having trouble containing it. The next day one of  the kings lords is attacked by his own serfs and was killed, the serfs destroyed and burned the entire mansion. The day after the king announced that it is now the law to treat the serfs better, the rebellions immediately subsided. 

Because the workers were no longer treated unfairly, food became am abundance, death by starvation dropped by 50%, I was summoned to the king once again.
"The riots are gone and my kingdom is thriving, I wish to give you a gift." He said reluctantly. "I command five great wise knights, I hereby place them under you command"
"Thank you O wise king" I replied.
"Go now, I have matters to attend to and the day is growing old."
I bowed and quickly left.

When I reached my quarters I immediately transported to the present, I wanted to spend at least one night on a nice mattress without any overly spiced rotten meat.

1 comment:

  1. If only the King had listened to you the first time, it would have prevented those peasants from revolting.

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