assassination works with Indies and PD?

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I've been considering trying to seduce some independent knight commanders... I don't really want to get my succubus trampled by a mounted knight, though (not that she wouldn't likely dodge and behead the knight anyway, but still...).

I once attacked an independent province and found only zombies with no leader, who just ran away immediately I han't assassinated anyone and it was pretty early in the game, but the province was near a death & miasma dominion source, so I expect there was a necromancer who had died from that.

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