Trauerqual

Not too long ago the country was thrown into a civil war over the succession of the crown between the first and third princes.

The third prince managed to defeat and kill his elder brother, but was soon after killed by an assassin sent by the first prince before his defeat. With the two contenders for the thone gone, a new conflict broke out between the fourth and fifth princes, with most of the former first princes allies siding with the fourth and the fomer faction of the third going over to the fifth prince.

In this second part of the civil war the fifth prince came out on top, in no small part thanks to the alliance with Klassenberg. Following his victory and coronation the new king enacted a brutal and far-reaching purge throughout the entire country, executing anyone who had supported the first or fourth princes, as well as others seen as disloyal. This purge was not limited to just members of the losing faction, but also affected the winning duchies and those that remained neutral throughout the conflict.

This purge even claimed the lives of people who were not implicated in any act of disloyalty, but just had the misfortune to have a family relation with one of the nobles labeled as a traitor, even if they were part of a duchy that had supported the king during the war. One such example was the second wife of Aub Ahrensbach who was executed due to being the little sister of Aub Werkerstock, despite being innocent herself and her husband fighting alongside the prince in the war.

Spoiler from Part 4 Volume 5 Originally the king planned to have Anastasius fill the role of overseer at the Royal Academy in the terms following his graduation, but due to being given lordship over lands, Anastasius became very occupied with filling the land and it's magic tools with mana. After much debate the king decides that this was too important to interrupt and thus reluctantly chooses his third son, the just recently baptised Hildebrand to oversee the next term at the academy. While it is unprecedanted for a child to take up official duties before their debut at archduke's conference following their baptism, the current situation left the king with no other viable choice than to rely on the young boy.

Spoiler from Part 4 Volume 5


 * Cambridge Online Dictionary