Many moons ago, before the Yellowleaf Accord, we were at odds with the
Harn Confederacy, known then as the Harn Alliance. They insulted us,
calling us various epithets such as thief and liar. While this made us
seethe, we calmed ourselves -- they were only words.
This changed when a "ghazi" was called on our lands by the horselord,
Khamath. The horselord roamed our lands, wreaking havoc and causing
consternation. We asked him to leave, more than once, but he continued
his scouting and pillaging. Our warnings can be seen clearly in the
Times, issues 54, 55, and 56. In Times 56, we wrote:
"If you would be so kind to forget your 'Ghazi' plan we can leave it at
that, if you choose to keep harassing us the way you are now, we will
not keep appealing for peace while you are scouting our territory."
Still, Khamath ignored our pleas and he reaped what he sow. His allies,
no surprise, agreed with him:
"Firstly, regarding the Ghazi's. At this time I do not take part in any
of
these potential raids on LoC territory, although I may decide to do so
later on with short prior notice."
Upon our word, we retaliated. Khamath bared a knife and we shot back.
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It was hoped that the war could be fought with honour. In our march,
we captured several nobles and with no policy for war prisoners we held
them. Jheremai contacted us and asked for leniency.
These are my brother's nobles, my kin, he claimed. If you release these
nobles, Dragonsbane would be kept out and he said he would attempt to
keep bobantine out.
With pity and this agreement, we released the prisoners of war and
sent them off with a horse. To prevent one from dying, we even
teleported a healing potion.
Of course, this was a set-up. Jheremia was scheming. As the nobles were
leaving for safe land, Jheremia moved his troops in to kill Sir
Codric. The same day, the besieged Khamath moved out to do the same.
In conclusion, Jheremia used our honour against us. He broke an
agreement that we kept. We went above and beyond by teleporting a
healing potion, yet his troops continued to march.
This betrayal has caused us to re-think our position on prisoners of
war. Betrayed, we will exact our revenge: All prisoners currently held
will be executed.
If any other parties wish to discuss prisoners of war, please contact
us. We'll keep our side of the agreement if you do.
Thank you.
Sir Codric,
Speaking for the Lords of the Crown
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