I'm a SAP for poetic parade scenes, and to mix that so effortlessly into a fun battle, excellent. Really fun ride with the flow!

Really captured the gritty essence of a war-torn world. The contrast between the opulence of the aristocracy and the chaos of the battlefield was stark and effective. Great job on the atmosphere.

The visual imagery in this story was really nice, however, some of the details (names, goes, and ranks) came a little piecemeal which disrupted the flow for me. A great read nonetheless and dotted with Vinci-ness!

I thought this one was a good story and a great glimpse into the Duchies of Vinci, sprinkled with just the type of detail that I like. There are a few sections, however, where it seems to stumble over itself and the description tips from vivid into overdone. I think that dialing those back just a little could make it a very strong submission.

Also (and this is just a minor nitpick), it looks like the name of the incompetent De Luca heir is Carlo at the beginning but Marco at the end - or maybe there's a brother that I missed?

Colorful style, very immersi e, but the complex wordsmithing got me a bit lost toward the end. Enjoyed the read and the attention to detail.

really a lot of world building here to flesh out the Vinci details, nice!

I’m no expert so I will try to leave constructive feedback :)

I enjoyed the highly descriptive writing that reminded me of poetic prose.
Occasionally there was a bit too much description though. 
Maybe consider reducing the balance of description to add more conversation and story / character development ?

Good luck in your future writing !