142: The Nine Eyes
Before we retired we spoke together about the political situation, especially who was to gain from this marriage. We decided that marrying Wolfgang and Katarina was probably very good for both their families and it made Wolfgang a clear choice for the next Emperor. We wondered what other alliances Wolfgang could have forged by marriage and we thought about Emmanuelle of Nuln, while much too old for him would work well diplomatically. And Marlene von Alptraum of Averland who might benefit from such a marriage, but would focus power further south. And we talked about where Katarina's marriage might leave her brothers. And although Heinrich was clear he was more interested in fighting and action than politicking, he would be left out in the cold, as he would probably not inherit his father’s titles. And the same could be said for his brother Stefan, although Katarina taking his place in the family might be a good thing all round. As part of the graf’s crisis had been caused by the s...