The Assassination, the Capital, and the Siege of Windbury
Description
The Second Prince (now King of Iberia) sends Great Swordmaster Galinan to kill Lorist — but Lorist slays the assassin. In revenge, on 4 May 1772 he fields twenty-four thousand troops, besieges the Iberian capital Windbury and takes the Second Prince captive, crushing the ranger regiments Grand Duke Fisabrun sends to the rescue.
Lorist pointedly crucifies Galinan's body in the square, loots the royal stores, but spares the nobility and the queen. He then visits the former Krisen capital (now Andinaq) — the world widens: a glutted book market, the empire's decay, Princess Kelly's Paradise Society.
Timeline
- Chapter 201Chapter 201: Assassination Attempt
An assassination attempt on Lorist; the assassin, Great Swordmaster Galinan, dies by his hand.
- Chapter 213Chapter 213: The Royal Capital
4 May 1772: Lorist besieges Iberia's capital Windbury and captures the Second Prince; Fisabrun's rangers are destroyed.
- Chapter 213Chapter 213: The Royal Capital
Galinan's body is displayed on a cross in the capital square as a warning.
- Chapter 226Chapter 226: The Imperial Capital
Lorist visits the former Krisen capital (Andinaq) and sees the empire's decline.
- Chapter 235Chapter 235: Heading to Morant City
Lorist sets out back toward Morant, preparing for new affairs at sea.