Gabriel was frightened what he saw in king's eyes....he had used his evil detecting gaze before and he had seen king radiate evil but he hoped it was evil minor kind but this goes way too deep for him to be comfortable....<br/><br/><em>Oh Iomedae! What I need to do! Please give me sign!</em><br/><br/>However Gabriel kept his face even while listening further horrors what young king is planning to do, arrest a whole neighborhood?! Women and children included?! Consider champions and protectors methods to interrogate there is certainly lot of horrors what they can do to women, especially if their pretty!<br/><br/>Also orders kill baron and whole family.....Gabriel felt he has to talk but he must be a careful and knowing prince is paranoid and he needs increased security to himself he chose his words carefully to avoid multiple disaster scenario;<br/><br/>"My king, the baron may not question that your the king but rather fears that if he sends gold towards us now his own men who usually do the cargo transport are not enough for security but his sense of pride refuses to admit such lack of ability in letter to king who expects so much from his noble subjects. So there may not need be harsh measures as kill a baron who has otherwise finely supported kingdom for many years. As said your sending soldiers in to area which is baron's own land, the noble's alliance may take this gesture of aggression from the crown. It may lead the noble's alliance lean towards support rebels than instead spurn them off and report them to you. Reason mostly it being fear that you may send further kill squads to kill them and their acting on foolish panic.<br/><br/>So instead just killing you can do just a simple reminder that your the king and your orders need followed on the letter of the law, there are far more sophisticated tools administer law than killing my sire, example take close relative or two from baron's home into the capital as extended palace guests until he pays the taxes as he should be until matters stabilizes in your kingdom. That way he is reminded about your authority and you do not bring unnecessary fear to rest of the nobles who may do reckless decisions in panic from simple disciplinary act.<br/><br/>What comes to neighborhood I think a more effective way than just capture and arrest everyone and bring them to castle my sire. Our dungeons are not limitless and it can lead rather crowded there and stress to our own palace security. So better if we seal neighborhood tightly; build walls, road blocks and guard outposts manned by the army. We seal the neighborhood so that no one leaves nor enters without king's permission. In our kingdom history there was guild which caused problems to crown which was hard to find members about, so they sealed town districts up and blocked off the travel traffic completely. It led guild members have harder time to transport messages and notes around.<br/><br/>Also the pressure of confinement drew otherwise supportive commoners turn on guild members over time and got all guild members captured. A bit isolation pressure can do wonders remind people who is in charge, than arrest all of them and bring to dungeons where only one neighborhood is reminded their place while you can remind whole city with a district lock down. Not mention it would have more lasting loyalty effect than brief visit to dungeons. This tactic asks patience but it certainly would bring more results overtime than question each member of neighborhood one by one and occupy your champions and protectors long time to single task when your task can be done by your loyal subjects who willingly report rebels. Using your best men on other tasks.<br/><br/>These are my ideas how solve these situations my sire, based on my tactical expertise but it's your call do you accept my advices or not. Anyways I would like to select one champion and soldiers along with champion to task in escorting lady Luna if you allow me to sire." Gabriel felt not comfortable with even his own suggestions but they all were more merciful and tactical sound than young king's merciless use of his authority. Hoping he could convince the king at least listen and perhaps consider his ideas instead do further grief to the populace. Or more less grief than he originally planned.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Diplomacy check:27</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2011-10-08 17:21:37, Zaer Darkwail (uid: 14) rolls: 1d20a+10 Result: 27 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=32105)<br/></div></div>