“Where is the mayor of Pisa?”

As I hurried to enter the town hall, the guards crossed their spears in an X shape to block my way.

“Halt! Identify yourself!”
“I am Baron Rothschild, and this is the Bishop of Pisa. We’ve come urgently to discuss a matter regarding the plague! Open the gates!”

Normally, no matter how noble I am, I wouldn’t behave this way.

Though by rank, the mayor is technically a lesser noble, a mere baronet compared to my barony, his position as the count’s representative in the County of Pisa grants him significant authority. Barging …