Debate about the future

19th May 1574

"So, what did you want to talk about?"

While those few words that the magistrate used in order to convince me that he had good intentions were fairly dependable, it was way from being enough to fully convince me.

"As I said, I don't think that our current king will remain in his position for long. The problem that we, as the nobles, should put before us, is who will be a good fit to replace him?"

Hearing this question, I couldn't help but think about the incoming civil-war. In the original timeline, nobles would originally choose Max Habsburg for the king, but he would never bother to make any of the moves necessary to take the role, ultimately opening a window of opportunity for one of the greatest elected kings that commonwealth ever had, Stephan Batory, to use this opportunity and claim the throne for himself.