The Wolf/Biography (SH3)

=== Recovery and revenge ===
After The Boy sticked a sword into his torso and pushed him into a deep pit, the Wolf's badly broken body was left to the flies. He was however taken not much later to the Middle East, where a fellow sympathizer called The Jackal tended to his wounds. It took 10 excruciatingly painful years for Duc Volpe to fully recover, during which he planned the retake of England and vow for vengeance.
Much like the beginning of Stronghold 1, the Wolf leads a second all-out campaign against his enemies: the reigning English King and The Boy. With the help of the Jackal, Duc Volpe follows the same scheme: he successfully removes the king from the throne, taking his place as a dictator, while installing the assorted descendants of Duc de Puce and Duc Truffe as governors and prominent religious figures. The Wolf marks the Royal Palace as the center of his rule and operations.
=== Exerting control ===
The Wolf's enforcers are quick to spread their influence, forcing the Boy and his contingent into hiding. They commence their campaigns in twisted ways, laying their hand on land and spoils, while also ensuring that the Wolf's rule remains firm as iron: 
* Greytail kidnaps the Sultan and his family. He takes the Sultan's prospering county and spoils, and uses trade ships to ferry slaves instead of goods overseas.
* Rupert Silverback invades the Marshlands of Thomas Blackstaff by force.
* Roger Scabcoat invades the mountainous lands of The Iron Duke.
* Earl Swinefoot remains an enforcer of the Wolf, deploying a brutal and ferocious army whenever needed.
* Bishop Redham is appointed a frivolous puppet leader of the church.
Last, but not least, the Jackal himself becomes the second hand of Duc Volpe, who conducts surgical strikes against the Boy's most faithful comrades. He manages to kidnap Lady Catherine, heiress to the throne, as well as lead an attack later against the somewhat aged Sir Longarm.
=== Reconquista ===
Duc Volpe's intervention stirs up local political relations to an extent, that much of the populace and lords under threat turn to the Boy, who decides to bear arms and topple the Wolf from his control once again. His rebellion soon comes to a full circle after methodically removing Duc Volpe's affiliates, by killing or capturing them and taking their castles. The Wolf can do nothing but anger over his series of failures and losses.
=== A diversion ===
Soon enough, the Wolf decides to set a trap for the Boy by faking his presence in the Royal Palace, who lays siege to it and easily defeats the garrison. As the Boy is busy overtaking the palace, Volpe attacks by an overwhelming army. The siege is pressuring but unsuccessful, which turns to a point that the Boy charges forth and decimates the Wolf's troops in the open. However, he himself is nowhere to be found until spotted in the distance.
Furiously, the Boy takes on a foolhardy quest to catch the Wolf at any cost. He chases the lord on horseback, then on water, when suddenly the Wolf's men net and immobilize him from a bridge. It is not long until Duc Volpe shows his mercy, or cruelty to the Boy.
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