Hartman stood at the forefront of his soldiers, who had gathered in a small woodland town within the Duchy of Luxembourg. Reports of rebels coming and going from this city had reached the ears of his spies, and though the information could not be confirmed, the Bastard of Luxembourg did not care.
The assassin of his mentor had escaped, and the Catholic Church had given him some much needed firepower. Despite Hilmar's best efforts to console the Duke, the moment his grief disappeared, it was replaced with an insatiable wrath. Thus, in his state of fury, the Duke had given the village an ultimatum: hand over the rebels, or die with them.
