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| The White Bull | Oct 3 2008, 10:09 PM |
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The White Bull sat in his tent outside of Sunspear. The siege was underway and his scouts were confident that they had the army inside well outnumbered. They were also confident that help from Yronwood, or elsewhere, would not be able to come until the battle was completed. That being said he knew that taking the enemy capital could be a long and drawn out affair and very costly in terms of gold and men. Archmaester Edric had put the idea in his head and he could see no reason why it was not worth a shot. There was little to lose and much bloodshed could be saved. "Send the letters Edric," he commanded. "Your grace, I have letters for Lord Manderly, Lord Cenedil, Lord Vandelay and Lord Black." "Do you really believe that we need to invite that wretch Black?" "I do your grace. In order to legitimize this council all of the Lords must be invited to participate." "So it must be then. Send two riders seperately to each in case one is lost. Send them under banners of truce on our fastest horses. The sooner we are able to complete this the better." Each of the eight letters was the same and each read as follows: "Westeros has seen too much bloodshed, too many towns burned, too many small folk tormented. We can continue at this until only one of us survives, or we can do what is best for our land and attempt to resolve our problems through diplomacy. Each of you is invited to join me, or to send an envoy who speaks for you to Tumbleton. This is currently nuetral territory andI have no plan to change that. I will have a large tent set up in the main field. I will grant guest rights and the rights of envoys to all who attend. As I hope you know from my reputation I am a man of my word. Westeros bleeds and it is time we put this war to an end. The council will commence on the 6th. I hope to see you or your representatives there as the wieght of Westeros hangs in the balance. Gerold Hightower" |
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| A Call to a Grand Council · Diplomacy | |
10:34 AM Nov 29
