Yeah, I know the feeling...I'm a sworn vassal of that moron. We've gained quite a bit of territory since I joined (mostly -because- I joined) but now the pattern is the same: we attack one faction in hopes of gaining a bit of territory, and before we know it, we have all of Calradia attacking us. And this time it's worse. I've got three castles and a village spread out from one edge of the empire to the other, and I've been spending the past two game months or so running back and forth between them trying to prevent my villages from getting razed while Harlaus is busy calling all my backup away for another banquet...we've been at war with the Rhodoks for so long now, and there is no end in sight! I've been trying to build up my garrisons, to hopefully deter the smaller armies, but there's really no point. My villages get razed so often there's no way I can afford a decent garrison in all my castles.
Long story short (too late...) I'm somewhat annoyed at Harlaus' performance.