Royal Court takes place at the court of the Count of Salisbury. Thus, King Uther, plus his vast court and household, are present, along with Prince Madoc and his retainers.
Large numbers of other noblemen and their retinues also join the court.
Gossip
“I hate it when the king comes here! Everyone gets moved around… After a hard day of work I can hardly even remember where I am supposed to sleep!”
“Not me. I am glad to have him and his army here. Who knows what those Saxons are going to do next! They’re all over the place! The eastern lands have been devastated by the wars there.”
“Did you hear? The Praetor Syagrius went and visited the kings of Malahaut and Cornwall, but they turned him down flat. Too many Saxons and Irish on the island to leave their domains unprotected, they say.”
“Oh, by the way, where is that Merlin now?”
“Good riddance to that son of a devil, I say.”
News
Madoc: “The admiral is seeking volunteers to raid the Saxons up and down the coasts of the Saxon Shore. The objective is simply to destroy as many ships as possible.”
Ulfius: “The victorious King Aethelswith, the new Saxon, has started to call himself the King of the East Saxons. No one really cares.”
Royal Conversation
The lords of Logres are summoned to meet in Sarum four weeks after Pentecost. All nobles must make sure their holdings are secure behind them, that all enfoeffment obligations are met, and that they have laid in supplies in all castles in case they are besieged next year.