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Malvois-San, the evil neighbor.

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Rufus was marching north to directly challenge de Mowbray and anyone else who was

foolish enough to follow him. And of course he was. There was only one response that this king

was ever going to have to D'amobre's instigation. War. The only surprise here was his speed. When Mowbray's instigation. War.

The only surprise here was his speed.

When Mowbray failed to show up at the Pentecost court, the king mustered and began his march fast.

Likely, because this was the plan all along.

There was a listener on Reddit who posted that they were surprised that Rufus arranged his Pentecost celebration around the roasting of Mowbray.

But it actually wasn't a roast.

It was a setup.

Rufus wasn't just making one of his earls look bad.

He was using cultural soft power to undercut

the growing threat of rebellion. And at the same time, he was also manufacturing the justification

for using the hard power of his military strength against that same threat.

Rufus was able to move quickly because not only did he see this coming, I suspect he planned

for it.

Though while the rebels were reportedly surprised by the king's speed, the nature of 11th century

transportation meant that the route that the king and his army were taking

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