ˆúnŒ©©©©ämMômMnMnMÛH=T¥H=T¥H=T¥H=T¥H=T¥H=T¥ˆ¯ÛH=T¥ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿˆ¯Ûÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ90 90 90909090ˆ¯Û°90PJÛ<$T¥Harry: Of course! The presumed dead Lord Shadmyr, who had been exposed as a vampire about one year ago, has resumed power with the help of an army of undead soldiers!Iysayana: Hey Harry, what's up? Still proclaiming the latest news?Harry: Rumor has it that Dimitri is now leading a secret resistance movement consisting of numerous other members of the royal army.Harry: King Shadmyr and his advisors did not want to confirm the existence of any rebel groups but announced that any disloyal citizens would immediately be put to death.Harry: Breaking news! Cruel Vampire King Shadmyr has been killed by his former advisor Paulinus! Immediately afterwards, the people crowned Paulinus the new King.Editor: Welcome to the office of The Ashford Herald. As the royal newspaper we are keen on the quality of our content, unlike the former "Times".Harry: Immediately after his takeover Shadmyr had his followers crown him King of Ashford. The fate of previous substitute ruler Sir Dimitri remains unclear.Kalindra: Well, this certainly doesn't look good for freedom of press...Harry: Shadmyr had been supposed to execute Paulinus in public for treason. Paulinus, however, turned the tables and drew the holy Sword of Naayit, using it to kill the vampire. Harry: Prior to his death, presumed mentally disturbed Shadmyr had claimed to actually be a disguised woman. His body was incinerated afterwards. Harry: The people then named King Paulinus the new ruler of Ashford. Harry: He promised to repair the damage done by Shadmyr during his reign and to lead Ashford to new glory. Long live the King! Odilbert: "Royal newspaper"? Does that mean you've ousted Harry, or what? Editor: Please don't worry, I'm an experienced journalist in close contact with King Paulinus, so I can ensure you first hand information and reliable reporting.Editor: You're Odilbert Korndeare, aren't you? We published your essay "Adulds Suck". We are always happy about provocative content encouraging diversity of opinion.Odilbert: Pardon? That's... I wrote that as a seven-year-old! You didn't have permission to print it! That's infringement of my copyright!Editor: Well, according to King Paulinus's new laws we're in the right. If you don't like it... go to Ulthia.