Muse,<br/><br/>Baron Archibald Tetsuya.<br/><br/>I like that name.  The first name is ethnographically from a different family  than the surmane.  Which could imply that a branch of the family is not part of the "in" cultural group that runs the kingdom.  Making a grab for the runaway princess, a gutsy thing to do.<br/><br/>This is a man with ambition, and the temporal power to make him think he has a shot at realizing his goals. He is a Baron who wants to be a Count/Earl.  Or even a Duke.  His temporal power is greater than what is customary  for ihs social status,  which is actually not that abnormal in a feudal society.<br/><br/>One of the things that made feudal society unstable, such things tended to shake themselves out so that the greater temporal power became, or tried to become the greater social power.  But the process makes interesting historical reading, you bet.<br/><br/>He sent his son to grab the Princess, not going himself.  He had other things to do.  Possibly he was the Lord makinga  grab for Magna Sophia headquarters?  Again, he might not have been there directing things in person, sticking close to the capitol, the center of power is a smart thing to do in an age of slow communications.<br/><br/>Especially if you plan to merge your line with the Royal Family.<br/><br/>T.U.P.,<br/><br/>You make me blush, sir.<br/><br/>I am just thinking out loud with my above writing, I do not want to step on your GM toes!