"Lord Teo Clun, Viscount of Clun. In the name of the Solomon Viscounty, Lord André Solomon requests the return of the goods illegally confiscated by your son Rob Clun. Otherwise, we will find ourselves in the necessity of invading your territory militarily in claim of our commercial rights, which have been brutally violated in your territory by Lord Rob Clun.
In addition, we officially request an exemplary punishment for the perpetrator, the case being the gallows. This letter is valid for three days from now. If there is no official response from the Viscounty of Clun, the Solomon Viscounty will carry out justice on its own account."
Baron Heinz officially delivered the letter to the Viscount of Clun. He had offered himself voluntarily, trying to win André's trust. After offering him his loyalty, he had not managed to win his trust and had been completely excluded from the great projects of the viscounty. That is why he took this messenger mission willingly.
"Damn boy. You intimidate too much. I don't know what old Lucrecia is thinking by giving control of the viscounty to a simple child. But better for me: this time I am going to make the Solomon Viscounty bleed. I am going to teach the boy that war is not a game. Hehehe, I had been wanting to seize his new products and he has just given me the opportunity."
At first, the Viscount of Clun was angry at André's pretension. He even thought of killing Baron Heinz who was in front of him. Then he calmed down and realized that they were good news for him.
When André received the news of the plans of the Count of Blair and someone unknown in Green City, he decided that it was time for expansion.
He decided to involve many more territories besides the County of Blair. According to his plans, after this great expansion he would have the territory of a duke, although not the title. Then he would concentrate on digesting the territory and on the investigation of the mine, which was already well advanced in the excavation.
André's plans were simple: infiltrate among the men of the son of the Viscount of Clun and incite him to confiscate a convoy of merchandise from the Solomon Viscounty.
After that, André would immediately mobilize his army toward the Viscounty of Clun. Simultaneously he would send two messengers: one to the territory of the Count of Blair and another to the territory of the Viscount of Clun.
Both would carry similar letters explaining the reason for his actions. Only the letter to the Viscount of Clun would leave him no option to do anything, unless he killed his son.
After this, the first part of André's plan had been completed. It only remained to wait the next three days to begin with the second part of the plan.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. The First Division, under the command of General Raúl Blass, was stationed on the border of the territory of the Viscount of Clun. They did not expect an explanation from the viscount; they only waited for the deadline established by André to be fulfilled.
Meanwhile, the messenger sent to the territory of the Count of Blair had just arrived at his destination. Everything was going according to André's plan.
The angry Count of Blair sent a message to André, ordering him to stop his actions, that he not take attributions that did not correspond to him, and that he would take charge of mediating the matter.
It was a pity that the message would take two days to arrive at the territory of the Solomon Viscounty, time enough for André to conquer the Viscounty of Clun.
Only one day after beginning the invasion, the First Division of the army was on the outskirts of Clun City. Under the siege of Artillery Regiments 1 and 2, the walls of Clun City barely resisted three hours.
Officially, the army took control of the city, arresting the Viscount of Clun, his son, and his family.
André decisively ordered the execution of the viscount and of his male sons, who were executed that same afternoon.
According to the intelligence gathered by André, the nobles most loyal to the viscount were also executed, thus ensuring that the others would surrender to his command.
On the third day, officially the territory of the Viscount of Clun belonged to the Solomon Viscounty.
Upon the arrival of the messenger of the Count of Blair, André could only offer sincere apologies, alleging that there had been an error in the execution times.
Together with the messenger, André sent a batch of merchandise to the County of Blair as an apology, making it understood that there was no going back: now he was officially the owner of the territory of the Viscount of Clun.
**Change of scene**
"Astute boy, do you think you will get away with it? Now you will have serious consequences for your acts."
One week after everything ended, the Count of Blair was reading André's apology letter. Angrily, he tore the letter to pieces and threw it into the fireplace.
Then he began to laugh hysterically and, after a moment, spoke again more calmly:
"I was simply looking for an excuse to begin, so you give it to me willingly. Hahaha. Joaquín, hand me the order for a military summons. All my vassals need to gather their army. We are going to do justice for the Viscounty of Clun."
"At your orders, my lord. What is the deadline for this summons?" Joaquín, the butler and the Count of Blair's most trusted man, asked.
"Within one month we will depart toward the Solomon Viscounty," answered the Count of Blair.
"Yes, my lord," answered Joaquín.
"Go and tell them that this summons is obligatory. Whoever is not present, we will begin with them," added the Count of Blair.
"Yes."
"Lisa, come and give me a massage. I am tired." The count asked his new maid, who had been at his side all this time.
Lisa approached the count's back and began to give him a massage. After a while, the count was asleep.
Then Lisa looked for a piece of paper and wrote some words in code. She approached the window and knocked on the glass in an unknown pattern.
After a while the gardener approached. Lisa handed him the paper and returned to stand behind the count.
**Change of scene**
André was at the desk of his study, reclining in the armchair. Suddenly the side door of his study opened.
From the door his aunt Lucía came out and said:
"We have news from the count."
Then she handed a document to André.
André took the document, which was written in code. After a moment he smiled and said:
"The first step of my plan has been completed. It is time to prepare for the next step."
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