Chief Armus was dieing.
His son, Werth, sat by his side, along with Werth's wife, Arya. The priest standing in the room said, "There is nothing more I can do for him now."
"Go," wheezed Armus in a hoarse voice, "I want...to speak to my son...in private."
The priest nodded, and left. Arya started to rise, but Armus said, "No! You stay."
Werth leaned towards his father, to make it easier for both of them to converse. "What is it, Father?"
Armus coughed and replied weakly, "We are the strongest...of the Stettin tribes. We need...to unify...to survive."
"But how?" Werth asked. "The Brunn are our enemies, and they are the ones who could challenge us. Plus, I don't think the rest of the-"
"You...must unify...with iron...and rule...as a king..."Armus whispered with his last breath. His eyes slowly closed.
Werth hung his head in prayer. Arya wept.
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Werth stood in front of the tribal councilors. "My father's last words were to reunify the Stettin with iron. I plan to do so, no matter what the ramifications."
Some of the councilors gasped. "Chief, this is unneccessary!" one said. "We are doing fine now, and war will do nothing but inspire hate!"
"If we do not do this, Brunn, Cyve, or some other nation will build up their military and strike us down," Werth explained.
"But we will be able to also! Our economy-" the councilor began.
"Is going down, and the more military we have, the more gold we need to use to pay the troops. The land around us is rich in resources, and taking it will help us," Werth finished.
"But you lack the support of all the tribes!" Another councilman shouted.
"Your king does not care," Werth simply stated. "Now leave. Go tell your tribes that they have to elect a councilman from now on, and to prepare for war. Once this ends, we will set up the laws. Until then, my words are law. Good day men."
All of the councilmen gasped. King Werth walked out.
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Werth sat on a horse, overlooking the Seehlt-Treuben border. He drew his sword, and swung it forwards. His invasion force rushed forwards, ready to unify the north with chains of iron.
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