Chapter 59: Conditions
Rebellion was no child's play, and revolution was no dinner party. Getting aboard was easy; getting off was hard. Even knowing he had fallen into a trap, Rennes had no choice now but to walk this road into darkness.
They had no choice, but that did not mean others lacked one. The well-informed nobles already knew danger was upon them.
Without question, this was a game set against them, yet they had jumped into it themselves. The insurgents now lacked weapons and ammunition and had won no popular support. No matter how one looked at it, they had no chance of success.
They did not even possess the strength to negotiate with the Vienna government on the basis of the power in their hands.
Most of the nobles in the Czech region came from Germany and had countless tangled ties with the Vienna nobility, but those ties were not enough to keep them safe amid a rebellion.
Inside a luxurious residence in Prague's noble district, seven splendidly dressed men had gathered. Anyone who recognized them would immediately realize that every one of them was a major figure in the Czech region.
Yet these great men were all pale with panic, stripped of their usual bearing. If word got out, it would likely shake all of Prague.
What could make so many powerful men tremble in fear?
"Count Kaluoqi, what do we do now? I'm afraid there's a traitor among us. Everything we have done has been exposed beneath the Vienna government's very eyes!"
"Count Scott, there is no need to worry. None of us took part in this rebellion personally. At most, a few members of our collateral branches were involved, which leaves room for maneuver.
As long as we help Prince Windisch-Grätz suppress the rebellion, we