Jaeryth Costayne
01-31-2011, 08:39 PM
He had spent the trip poring over tomes taken from the Renate library. He needed to know everything there was to know about the Jin. Matrilineal, tribal, living in tree houses. And these were the foes that were proving so difficult for his blasted troops? Of course, he took a breath and reminded himself one could not underestimate the usefulness of knowing terrain and who would know the island better than its native inhabitants who even made their homes from it?
There was always a weak spot.
They bowed to a council of elders, who were the highest authority, and among them the Ai'ia Sparrow of Kalia'da was the final word, and she had but one daughter to pass on her line to. His spies had gathered that much already: Saia was the last remaining of the Sparrow line. A younger sister of three-and-ten had perished of a fever.
Jaeryth knew he had his weakness now. Sparrow had not borne a child for thirteen years, she had to know her ability was past. That left the girl the only heir and that left him a perfect opportunity to force the uncrowned queen of the Jin to see things his way.
All he needed was her surrender of Kalia'da and with that Gali'da would fall soon after. Begin easily with finesse and then turn the tides. Jin warriors might not value Forsilvran coin or gold, but they were human, and in the end humans all wanted the same things.
The information was enough. He had his course of action. Jaeryth handed a scroll to a waiting messenger. "See this reaches Lord Shadowmere's envoy. I'll see them on the morrow."
There was always a weak spot.
They bowed to a council of elders, who were the highest authority, and among them the Ai'ia Sparrow of Kalia'da was the final word, and she had but one daughter to pass on her line to. His spies had gathered that much already: Saia was the last remaining of the Sparrow line. A younger sister of three-and-ten had perished of a fever.
Jaeryth knew he had his weakness now. Sparrow had not borne a child for thirteen years, she had to know her ability was past. That left the girl the only heir and that left him a perfect opportunity to force the uncrowned queen of the Jin to see things his way.
All he needed was her surrender of Kalia'da and with that Gali'da would fall soon after. Begin easily with finesse and then turn the tides. Jin warriors might not value Forsilvran coin or gold, but they were human, and in the end humans all wanted the same things.
The information was enough. He had his course of action. Jaeryth handed a scroll to a waiting messenger. "See this reaches Lord Shadowmere's envoy. I'll see them on the morrow."