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Within a single day of the royal family's annihilation, a declaration bearing the joint signatures of the four border dukes spread from the royal capital of Aleisterre to every corner of the realm. Delivered by the Nightblades and soldiers under the dukes' command, the sealed letters reached even the most remote mountain villages, leaving no pocket of the kingdom untouched.
The declaration laid bare the misdeeds of the royal house over the past years, while announcing that the authority to reconstitute the monarchy would henceforth be exercised jointly by the four border dukes. Until a new ruler was chosen, governance of Aleisterre would fall to a council composed of those four alone.
A special passage addressed the victims of the kingdom's experiments, informing them that if they still lived—wandering or in hiding—they need no longer run. The four dukes promised them protection and aid.
Other sections outlined sweeping legal reforms. Most notable among them were the revisions to noble privilege:...
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