Bloodloch is being called dishonorable for moving troops to the rock.
Yet, not a few months before this, Ashtan came to us, asking for help
against Shallam. Not to regain some land that is in dispute at moment.
But to march right up to the gates of Shallam. We declined.

Why did we decline? We aren't after world domination as they like you
to believe, but a territory, the rock, which we need. We didn't strike
out
towards Ashtan nor had plans to.

Ashtan is poorly run, seen by a war minister that walks past military
units capturing without batting an eye. It took a month and half before
it was even noticed, and we were within the rock by them, a common
bashing area.

This is seen by militia members taking out units to be slaughtered to
gain
rank
We never once approached Shallam for aide against Ashtan.

Ashtan has taken advantage of a bug that doesn't allow us to attack
their units
to reclaim the rock. We are powerless to stop a small group of 25. If
not for that
Ashtan right now would have nothing left to defend it. That is the might
of Ashtan.

Lady Zephy Duses

Penned by my hand on the 23rd of Midautumn, in the year 95 MA.