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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3370966" data-attributes="member: 3448">Begin Session 16:Four days before the coronation, the morning began like any other.  Dame Brionna received a report, this time from the Chamberlain, and approached the full Council.“A delegation is approaching from Path.  But there are some transportation problems.”“Transportation problems?  Send some horses,” said Alistair dismissively.“It’s more complicated than that, your grace.  Path is a major trade partner, so they are sending a large delegation, but they are also one of the stranger Paranswarmian kingdoms.  They have a very rigid caste structure, and each caste has to stay on a different level from the other castes.”“When you say different levels…” asked Kit.“I mean it literally.  The cities in Path are constructed with elevated roads for the higher castes running above the normal roads, and ditches for the lower castes to the side.  So far, they’ve been building a makeshift wooden road, continually disassembling it in the back and extending it in the front, but that’s slowing them down enormously.”“Will they arrive on time?” asked Alistair.“It will be very close, your grace.  If they work through the nights and can increase their pace a little, perhaps.”“But we can’t risk them arriving late.”“What if we sent elephants and horses?” asked Mahler.“That could work… elephants for the nobles, horses for the next rank, then ponies, and foot traffic,” said Dame Brionna.  “It will still be difficult when they sleep, but it should at least ensure that they arrive on time.”“What about the dire elephants from Seachen?” asked Kit.  “I bet we could build howdahs that would let them have as many levels as they needed.”“And even one dire elephant would be able to carry the entire group.  I think that’s perfect.  With your grace’s permission.”Alistair waved airily.  “If the Chief Engineer is willing, then by all means.  Otherwise, take care of it with ordinary elephants, horses, and such.  We’ll wait for you to return, and then begin interrogating some more of our prisoners.”</blockquote>

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