Tyranny of Steel

With Conrad in Kufstein, Berengar felt assured that his rise to power was secure. Thus he spent the remainder of his day visiting Ludwig ’s office. The man was currently busy overseeing production, it had been a while since Berengar last popped by to say hello, and there was a particular reason for him to do so this time.

Berengar had devised a much smaller, flintlock revolver based on the old pepperbox revolvers; the previous pattern was too large to be kept well hidden by his agents across enemy lands, and he had wanted to fix that issue. Thus he stopped by Ludwig ’s office unannounced.

Berengar quickly knocked on the door, and a few seconds passed before Ludwig opened it. Seeing his old friend for the first time in a long time, a broad smile appeared on Ludwig ’s face before he immediately realized that Berengar had a set of blueprints in his hands.

”Oh, of course… Your excellency is here to give me more work! You couldn ’t bother to stop by for a drink every once in a while like the old days, huh? ”

Berengar chuckled at Ludwig ’s response before forcing his way into the room and laying out his blueprints for the old craftsman to witness; as he did so, he responded to the older man ’s jest.

”I am afraid with two women and a County to run; I do not have much time to visit you; I ’m sorry, my old friend! ”

Ludwig immediately thought about Berengar ’s current lifestyle and understood his pain. Thus he pulled out a pair of mugs sitting in the corner of the room before filling them with beer; he handed one to Berengar while taking a sip of the malty liquid himself before getting down to business.

”What is it you have brought me this time? ”

Berengar pointed at the design before him and said with a prideful smile on his face.

”I call it the pepperbox revolver, the old revolving flintlocks which my agents use are much too large to be properly concealed. Thus I thought of these weapons for use. Granted, their range is inferior to the other models, but as a personal defense weapon, they are more than enough firepower! ”