Interlude 19: The depression of the Baumeister family’s eldest son

Plot
Klaus is dropping of the tax collection summary to Kurt and watches how Kurt can't understand the math. Under his breath he says" if it was Wend he could understand it". Kurt hears him and remembers his father telling him not to trust Klaus. Hurt then remembers discussion he had with his father in the past and interactions with his brothers. He was glad all his brothers left the territory to not challenge him for the peerage inheritance. He goes on thinking how shameful it was for his parents to given birth to Wend at such an advanced age. His father came to him and told him Wend has a talent for magic, but they are not sure to what extent. Kurt realized after his wedding Wend must be powerful due to all the beasts he killed for his and Amalie's wedding and that Erich and Wend have been deceiving everyone. Kurt told his father he wanted to use Wend to help develop the territory, but Artur this was not possible. Kurt disagreed and then Artur told Kurt how will you control him if he turns out to be powerful. He further explains that if the people see that their lives are better thanks to Wend they will push to have him named the heir. It best for Wend to leave the territory so as not to disrupt everything and interfere with your inheritance. Kurt then thinks about how Wend use to exchange meat for beans with the fief’s population and he wanted to stop him, but since he was exchanging Artur told him not to interfere. These series of events caused Kurt to start to despise Wend and he couldn't wait for Wend to leave. One day at diner Wend announces that he will go to Breitburg and join the Adventurers Academy prep school when he turns 12. When he turns 12 head to Breitburg and Kurt has peace of his mind that he has finally left. Next comes up the dowry for Erich wedding and his father saying they will have to borrow from Amadeus Freitak von Bleichröder, but Kurt is against this and refuses to borrow the money. His thinking is that Amadeus will send the dowry of they do nothing. His peace of mind about Wend didn't last long as the merchants brought newspapers to the territory that Wend has slain a dragon, appointed a Baronet and was richly rewarded. Later editions has portraits of his fiance, Elise, and his concubines Ina and Louise. The fief's population is excited about Wends exploits and can't get enough news about him. Kurt starts to think that Amadeus and Wend are working together to remove Kurt, but Artur tells him that's not possible. At the end Baron Rückner hired adventurer shows up and gives Kurt a letter stating that Wend and his group have probably died in a dungeon with Kurt and his children having the right to inherit his wealth and peerage.

Characters
Kurt Baumeister

Klaus

Artur Baumeister

Wendelin von Benno Baumeister

Amalie Mainbach

Locations
Baumeister Knight Territory