I'm almost an emperor. But will there be a coronation? I am a bastard, although officially recognized, but still the illegitimate son of the emperor. Ambassadors of neighboring powers present an ultimatum: I must renounce the throne of Sankstrum so that Prince Varvest, the legitimate son of Equeris Rastar, a puppet of these powers, can ascend to it. If I do not renounce the crown, war will begin, and the blow of the allied states will be terrible. They should not do this... Secretly, I begin preparations for war. In a completely collapsed state, without troops, navy, with dead elven forests that destroy crops, with noblemen, with a lot of unresolved problems. Will I solve them? Will I be able to prepare? Where will I go? The big game begins.

Archchancellor of the Empire. War. Volume 2