Spring 1095 SR
It took days of near constant back-and-forth communication to settle all the details of the parley. Lord Wulfram, wary of a trap, wanted his attacker to enter the keep, but Lord Gebhard, likely having his own fears, wanted everything done out in the open.
They finally agreed to meet on the field, which lay before the drawbridge. Baron Stein would be represented by a small group, namely himself, his son, Hagan, and three guards. Baron Haas, for his part, would be accompanied by Ludwig and three soldiers of his own.
There then remained arguments over every conceivable detail of the meeting, including which day, what time of day, even whether or not food would be served. All of this led Ludwig to pass back and forth over a dozen times. He finally got to the point where he wo
