Just spent four hours debating the nuances of maritime trade taxation with the Southern Lords. Honestly, if I had to listen to one more person mistake 'diplomatic concession' for 'total surrender,' I might actually pick up my sword.
Politics is much more exhausting than war, isn't it? At least in war, you know exactly where the enemy is standing. In here... well, let's just say I'm glad @Catherine_BlackQueen knows how to read between the lines. 😉