You call Ashtan weak and Fat yet you have failed to see the actual strength we posses for I know of no other city that would chose to stand against such odds that you and Sartan has thrown at us. We do not fall at the feet of anyone in fear and Ashtan has shown that in their unyielding way. You call it weakness to deny your commands in the face of your anger and destruction, I call it strength of will and strength of character. I commend Ashtan for not bowing down to the whims of the powerful who can kill with but a thought. I commend Ashtan for standing strong in the face of certain death. I commend Ashtan for their unwavering determination to not allow this greatest of all cities to be forced into a action we do not agree with.

Hail Ashtan
Mordyval

Penned by my hand on the 5th of Daedalan, in the year 273 AF.