> Let me get this straight.
>
> > saying he was a newbie and was only in the area learning skills.
> When I
> > asked him how a newbie had amassed 125 men, he gave me a very vague
> > answer that he was holding them for some of his friends. This may
> have
> > been the truth--in hindsight, it probably was.
>
> > so I sent Sir Codric an apology and told him that, sorry, there was
> a
> > war on, and we couldn't take any chances. Then, we attacked him.
>
> You sent Codric a message that he was toast, war is hell, etc. You
> then
> attacked his new faction.
>
>
>
> > we didn't know that. Codric sent me some hate mail about how he'd
> get
> > his revenge, which I wrote off to too much excitement on his part,
> > responded along the lines of war is hell, and forgot about him.
>
> He, naturally, expressed outrage over this action, especially since
> one
> of the suggested missions of the attack was to make Yellowleaf safe
> for
> new factions.
>
> > Urcass had escaped from us, and rather than run away from
> overwhelming
> > force like any sane person he raised this palty army and tried to
> fight
> > his way out. As far as we were concerned, this proved that he was
> our
> > enemy, so...
>
> You attacked his new faction and express surprise that he wanted to
> exact
> revenge. You attacked his new faction and then are surprised he became
> your enemy.
>
>
> Is that a correct interpretation of what you wrote?
>
*******
No, it isn't. It's your interpretation, not mine. If you didn't
excerpt so conveniently, you might have read that I said we didn't
believe he was a new faction at the time, because he was running around
with 125 men. Just because he claimed to be a newbie didn't
automatically make him one--people have been known to lie to save their
skins. At the time, we believed he was part of the New Empire, and
therefore our enemy. If we made an error at the time, (which I said in
hindsight is likely, but not guaranteed as I have no idea what sort of
arrangement Codric had with the NE), then that is part of war. I
absolutley don't blame Codric for being angry and vengeful: I would be
in his shoes. I just wanted people to understand the context.
I think the rest of the people on the list can interpret what I said
without your help, Cendage.
Ming