The priests were just caught in a cross-fire because of all the excommunicating and risky business going on. The fact that soldiers have been ordered to instill law on their own lands makes them fearful from their own neighbors and have no idea of how they will act, especially those that follow the church so close to their heart. I didn't give the order to kill priests, soldiers know how to protect themselves. NEITHER am I saying a priest was a threat, but if any of my soldiers are still following me, they dislike threats against me.
To Lady Olga, I never called you a harlot, I quoted "cold-hearted harlot" because those were the rumors floating around in bars in my Kingdom, and I bitch smacked anyone I heard say it right off of their stool. I informed you of this when Solterra requested to court. Apparently Lady Olga didn't know of such rumors, so this time I just told her what the rumors were.
To Outcast, not every soldier I have is just a man paid to hold a sword, some of them actually follow my law like others follow the church with passion, and I have told them how to deal with anyone holding any alcohol. Why is it ludicrous when you can drink cider? Cider is entirely more common, easier to obtain, and cheaper (at least within my Kingdom). And anyone who willingly surrendered their bottles were given bottles of Cider freely. The church is being a damned news reporter right now, and you know how that is.
However, with being excommunicated, there is no more need of a Lundland church in my lands while I have control over my lands. So yes, I gave the order to rob the churches of any bullis they had. I can get away with not paying a few of my most trustful soldiers for a season or two, but I have thousands of men, trained and paid to hold a sword, and nothing more. Besides, I spent too much fucking Bullis on Lady Olga's parade. A parade in hopes to sway the woman who obviously rejected me before the summit arranged because I went to war with the church.
Guys, it was either war with the church, or I lose control of my kingdom to the church and my people lose their freedom. I mean for god sakes I pay most of my men with free homage and extra food for their families. I very much doubt the church would keep those things. I'd become another vassal to the damn Overlord, watching my men die for his life. I never said they would kill my people, but they would lose their current life. Not life as in Mario Lives. Life as in a way of life.
If Ashgan cares so much about the killing of priests, he should want to find out about Solterra's underground religion.
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