I pressured them by stressing there was no time.
"The duchy forces withdrawing and determining achievement rankings have nothing to do with each other."
"I am the first achiever of this war. First, you must remember that Count Épinay's [ransom] is entirely my [right]. Do you acknowledge this?"
It had been confirmed that I was the first achiever, and capturing Count Épinay was clearly my achievement. Valent reluctantly acknowledged it, and the other nobles agreed since it was fact. I undeniably held the justification, and they had attacked me to demand a share of those achievements.
"However, Count Épinay could only be captured because everyone here [cooperated]. So I was thinking of dividing half of Count Épinay's [ransom] among you all, but you've shown nothing but continuous [conflict]. How can I [trust] you enough to leave this to you with confidence? You haven't [cooperated] the way the legitimate [heir] of Euznirk has."
I struck with sound reasoning.
