The ''betrayer'' clichee of noblemen

[Johnathan Nox Carter]

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For 148 years, 148 long and blatantly luxurious years, the Nathair family has served the Gallic royalty. As dukes, the men of this house have a large influence over a couple of regions on planet Nevers. Still, over the past 28 years - the family has been scourged by a divide. There are those who zealously follow the king's rule and consider the Council to be nothing more than a nuisance, while there are those who think the Second Gallic War could've been avoided and that the king is impertinent in his actions. At first, the former would openly state their opinions... but it soon proved to be a dangerous game. As such, they now only meet in secret to discuss such things.

As second born, Radament du Nathair is the right hand of his older brother, Francois who leads the family based on the age-old philosophy of the Gallic monarchy. Radament, however, has come to see things differently. Knowing he has no chance of changing his Francois' mind and that throughout the secondary branches of the family there are too few who would side with him, he chooses to seek solutions elsewhere.

It has been ten years since the youngest of the three du Nathair brothers left home to study in Ile-de-France, however he didn't quite keep in touch with the others. Radament figured he might as well give it a try and call his brother for a... reunion.

The very next day, he took a private shuttle and flew off Nevers. While in space, he sent an ecrypted transmission towards his brother's last known address.
The message read as follows:

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Bonjour, Salazar.

It has been too long since we've last spoken. It ackes me to admit, but it seems your old snake nest isn't what it used to be, which is why we'd like you to come home and clean it up. Of course, we should also discuss where you could store it in the future... the wine cellar was a rather bad idea. We really don't want any more broken bottles.

Please be here soon,
Your brother, Radament.

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After the message was transmitted, Radament returned home, hoping Francois would not suspect anything because of his random use of the private shuttle.

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