Speaker,

It seems you are incapable of understanding what it means to discuss terms of war.

Many months ago, you were approached with a simple request from our Council: to negotiate a set of goals for either city to strive for, so that this war might end without the pointless failure and subsequent denial your village seems so fond of. While we all know your ability to play at victory as your forests burn, we wished to spare the world the embarrassment of seeing your delusions play out once again. Though our goal was to lay out these terms early into the war, you requested a time to discuss it with your city, in the process coming up with the fantasies recently posted to these boards.

No mortal or divine has yet been able to bring reason to your village. However, in a futile attempt, allow me to explain once again our stance in this war. Your village provides training to our forces, graciously allowing us to prepare for future threats to civilisation while bringing to your attention your inability to live up to your own posturing. Though you require the Coalition to fulfill even this purpose, we are grateful for your efforts to aid this goal, and Hashan will continue to accept your contribution to our Progress.

The Court of Shadows has no interest in your fantasies. Nonetheless, I thank you for answering our question on if Eleusis is able to discuss terms. As you are not, Hashan will be pursuing its original goals for the remainder of this war.

Prepare yourselves.

Asani Valerien
Umbral Guardian
Regent of Hashan
Knight of the Court

Penned by my hand on the 23rd of Sarapin, in the year 802 AF.