Tyranny of Steel

Linde sat quietly at a table, enjoying a cup of tea. Currently, she was within the local tea shop that had recently appeared in the town of Kufstein. Sitting in front of her was Ludolf, who was currently dressed in dark robes whose hood concealed his appearance. At the moment, he was informing the spymaster of the information which he had received about Lambert ’s newest plot against Berengar. To any onlookers, they were merely a young lady and young man enjoying tea together. However, the gravity of the topic in which they discussed in hushed voices was immense. Ludolf took a sip from his tea before expressing his concerns to the woman who handled Berengar ’s spy network.

”Lambert has written a letter to the Bishop of Innsbruck, which the Head Priest of Kufstein has sponsored. It contains many accusations labeled against Berengar; the most important charge is that he lies with witches and consorts with demons. When the Bishop reads this letter, he will send for the inquisition to investigate the matters. As far as the inquisition is concerned, you probably are aware that they do not care what the truth is and will try to execute Berengar as a Heretic in order to solidify the Church ’s power in the region. ”

Linde was shocked when she heard such news. Lambert was truly getting desperate if he tried to rope the church into his schemes. Though after thinking it through, such actions did not surprise her. After all, the boy had been cornered by Berengar lately. Many of his allies were beginning to think twice about supporting him any further, and even Linde ’s father, the Count of Tyrol, was beginning to think about cutting his losses. If she had not become pregnant, Count Lothar would have dropped his support for Lambert. After coming to her senses, Linde smiled and thanked the Deacon for the important information he had provided her.

”Thank you for bringing this to my attention; I will inform the sovereign of Lambert ’s schemes. I trust he will have a sufficient answer to the problem when it rears its ugly head. Is there anything else I should be aware of? ”

Ludolf smiled at Linde as there was more good news that the man had for the woman; he took a bite out of the pfeffernusse cookie before continuing with his report.

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”There ’s an ally of Lambert ’s who is starting to have second thoughts. If we can get to him and convince him to switch sides, he may be able to testify about Lambert ’s misdeeds. ”

Linde eyed Ludolf cautiously as she thought about his words before speaking up.