April 10, 3050, Ducal Hunting Lodge, Chesterton, St Ives Compact
While elsewhere in the Inner Sphere brave warriors fell to the Clans' Juggernaut, the Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation indulged in her favorite pastime - attempting to murder her sister and brother in law.
Falling Leaf Lodge, Chesterton, as drawn by Kuan Yin Allard-Liao
At 18:40 hours local time, a sentry from the St Ives First Irregulars on duty in the landing dock of the ducal hunting found two men secreted in an incoming transport. He managed to get off a warning before they killed him. The sentry's name iswitheld until the family has been notified.
A squad of infantry with blazers cornered the pair. After a brief but bloody battle, the invaders were killed. They fought with such ferocity that it was impossible to take them alive.
The duo of assassins carried a formidable array of modern weaponry, but around their waists were knotted the traditional yellow thugee scarves.
It has been almost two years since the last assassination attempt on Duchess Candace and Duke Justin. On Ambergrist the assassins carried with them a letter from Chancellor Romano which was meant to be left on her sister's body. No such letter was found this time, although there is probably no doubt as to who instigated this attempted assassination. This is the fifth such attempt since the Fourth Succession War.
"We have no intention of allowing this to spoil our favorite rural retreat, nor to alter our pleasant associations with this planet," the Duchess told newsmen calmly.
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