It is a very anxious winter. Without a king, chaos and anarchy reign supreme. All the upper nobility dead! The count’s heir is only four years old, so his mother the Countess will presumably rule in his stead for the next 14 years. She needs loyal knights to guard her and back her up. She is the legitimate authority, but only with cooperation of knights.
Leaders are needed. The court mention King Lot, King Nanteleod, King Idres of Cornwall and Brittany.
Elsewhere, gossip says that the King of Lothian has a new son.
The Irish are warring in Cambria, with thousands of them swarming over the land like rats. They’re so successful that some Norgales exiles have gone far north asking for help. In fact, they have been promised the help of the three sons of the great warlord Cunneda, who are going to come south next year with an army.
Finally, of note, King Clovis of the Franks has finally taken the Christian faith. Incredible!