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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3566146" data-attributes="member: 3448">“What about less conventional troops, m’lord?” suggested Kit.  “Mages or things like that?  Maybe some of Stythus’s people could help?”“Certainly worth asking.  Hmm.  There is also a substantial sidhe population near there.  We might be able to convince them to help by reaching out through the sidhe of the Vale of Tabawatha.”“Are they friendly to us?”“Oh, definitely.  The sidhe who are near Grokken are less close to us than the sidhe of Tabawatha, but even so.  And the links between Canberry and the fey of Tabawatha are ancient; the first Duke was crowned in the Vale and an assassin struck one of the sidhe princesses with a poisoned arrow intended for him.”“I would have thought that would make them hostile to us, your grace,” said Dame Brionna.“It could have, but the Bishop of Glor’diadel was able to heal her, where she would have died without his aid.  In gratitude, they have always sent a noble as an observer to our coronations, and the ties have only strengthened in the intervening time.”“Then we should definitely speak to them, m’lord.  With their powers of illusion and enchantment, they might be able to distract the uruks or lead them away from Grokken.”  Kit looked at Dame Brionna thoughtfully.  “Perhaps I should handle that?  Brionna’s aversion to chaos might be a problem.”“Good idea.  And I’ll be busy speaking with Lady Susan of Furrows and the Sheriff of Cogswood.  They both need to be informed, and Furrows will need to mobilize its army in response.”“Indeed, your grace.  I think the main question is whether you should order all of the Archduchy’s vassals to mobilize their troops.”“It’s worth thinking about…” replied Alistair.  “But I’m hesitant to do so unnecessarily.  There will be people who respond negatively, especially this early in my reign.  Let’s hold off for the moment.  If the problem becomes more serious than just the attack on Grokken, we can do so then.  Besides, it would take any troops from neighboring duchies too long to get to Grokken to save the village.”“What about asking Lady Brightspan to send some of her devils?” asked Dame Brionna.  When the other Council members boggled, she shrugged.  “They are expendable.  Any devils that are lost fighting the uruks would still be a gain.”“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” responded Alistair.  “We still can’t fully trust her, and I don’t want to encourage the Duchy of Brightspan to begin intervening in the neighboring duchies.  Let’s see if we can’t handle this with more conventional forces, and the fey.”</blockquote>

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