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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3663634" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>My apologies for missing yesterday's post. Also, just so it's not a surprise, I will probably be posting tomorrow and then not posting again for a little over a week while we're on vacation. Regular posts should then resume, although things may be a little irregular until mid-August.</p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p>Alistair glanced at each of his advisors. They both nodded, and he spoke again. “Lord Davion, you may be aware that we face the dangers of much more war. Lord Brightspan has already engaged one set of enemies, while orcish hordes attack on another flank, and the great battle with the forces of the Abomination of Shur lies ahead. We have recently decided to raise five full field armies to meet these threats. We are working to arrange for officers for the field armies, but we need a fourth field marshal for overall command. We would like to offer you that position.”</p><p></p><p>Lord Davion pursed his lips before reluctantly speaking. “My thanks for your confidence, your grace. I will accept this position. However… I am concerned about matters of discipline. Some of the things permitted with our troops may not be appropriate with human troops. I am most concerned about how to handle the most egregious offenders.”</p><p></p><p>“After a court-martial, you may execute soldiers who engage in particularly egregious misconduct such as murder, rape, or mutiny,” said Alistair. “And I understand the need to maintain military discipline. Torture is forbidden, and even executions should be done as painlessly as possible. I won’t condone unnecessary cruelty. But if you need to authorize corporal punishment to maintain order, that is permissible. Likewise, making an example out of a few early offenders is fine. We understand that matters are different in the military than among the ordinary subjects of the Archduchy.”</p><p></p><p>“Ah. I think that I will be able to maintain discipline adequately, then. I had been concerned that even that level of discipline would be considered too much. I have not found cruelty or wanton conduct necessary, or indeed helpful, even when dealing with orcs and uruks. I will accept this command. I do not wish to serve indefinitely as one of the field marshals, but I would be more than happy to serve for a decade or so to aid during the current crisis. With your grace’s permission, I will begin making preparations to bring my family to the capital. I will have to be separated from them when I am in the field, but I would prefer them to be closer to my command than Gateways would be.”</p><p></p><p>“Of course. Make whatever preparations you see fit, but we will want you to take on your new duties essentially immediately.</p><p></p><p>“We also have a question about an unrelated matter. We received this odd message from one of the renegade drowan houses, purporting to ‘give’ us the Supreme Matron Mother’s Sixth Daughter. We want to understand whether she should be understood as free, as one does not give free people. We are concerned that even she should be considered a slave of the Supreme Matron Mother, in which case we would need to respond, but we don’t want to give offense unnecessarily.”</p><p></p><p>“The Supreme Matron Mother is doing as much to honor you as she knows how. The rebel structure is extremely striated, so there is something to what you say, but the Sixth Daughter is the member of the ruling house of a great house. While she is closer to the status of a slave than any child of your house would be, she is as free as anyone besides a ruler would be within their society. Indeed, I doubt that her house has any slaves at all, except for battle prisoners. To be more precise: they would have lesser race slaves, but they would not consider any drow except prisoners to be slaves. She is free. She can also be trusted. As long as she remains in your service, she will obey you alone and will keep your confidences secret.” Lord Davion looked over the message. “She is probably most helpful working with the head of your intelligence service. That was probably the intent of her Matron Mother.”</p><p></p><p>“We had already reached that conclusion,” replied Kit. “The only question was whether we were going to accept at all.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 3663634, member: 3448"] My apologies for missing yesterday's post. Also, just so it's not a surprise, I will probably be posting tomorrow and then not posting again for a little over a week while we're on vacation. Regular posts should then resume, although things may be a little irregular until mid-August. * * * Alistair glanced at each of his advisors. They both nodded, and he spoke again. “Lord Davion, you may be aware that we face the dangers of much more war. Lord Brightspan has already engaged one set of enemies, while orcish hordes attack on another flank, and the great battle with the forces of the Abomination of Shur lies ahead. We have recently decided to raise five full field armies to meet these threats. We are working to arrange for officers for the field armies, but we need a fourth field marshal for overall command. We would like to offer you that position.” Lord Davion pursed his lips before reluctantly speaking. “My thanks for your confidence, your grace. I will accept this position. However… I am concerned about matters of discipline. Some of the things permitted with our troops may not be appropriate with human troops. I am most concerned about how to handle the most egregious offenders.” “After a court-martial, you may execute soldiers who engage in particularly egregious misconduct such as murder, rape, or mutiny,” said Alistair. “And I understand the need to maintain military discipline. Torture is forbidden, and even executions should be done as painlessly as possible. I won’t condone unnecessary cruelty. But if you need to authorize corporal punishment to maintain order, that is permissible. Likewise, making an example out of a few early offenders is fine. We understand that matters are different in the military than among the ordinary subjects of the Archduchy.” “Ah. I think that I will be able to maintain discipline adequately, then. I had been concerned that even that level of discipline would be considered too much. I have not found cruelty or wanton conduct necessary, or indeed helpful, even when dealing with orcs and uruks. I will accept this command. I do not wish to serve indefinitely as one of the field marshals, but I would be more than happy to serve for a decade or so to aid during the current crisis. With your grace’s permission, I will begin making preparations to bring my family to the capital. I will have to be separated from them when I am in the field, but I would prefer them to be closer to my command than Gateways would be.” “Of course. Make whatever preparations you see fit, but we will want you to take on your new duties essentially immediately. “We also have a question about an unrelated matter. We received this odd message from one of the renegade drowan houses, purporting to ‘give’ us the Supreme Matron Mother’s Sixth Daughter. We want to understand whether she should be understood as free, as one does not give free people. We are concerned that even she should be considered a slave of the Supreme Matron Mother, in which case we would need to respond, but we don’t want to give offense unnecessarily.” “The Supreme Matron Mother is doing as much to honor you as she knows how. The rebel structure is extremely striated, so there is something to what you say, but the Sixth Daughter is the member of the ruling house of a great house. While she is closer to the status of a slave than any child of your house would be, she is as free as anyone besides a ruler would be within their society. Indeed, I doubt that her house has any slaves at all, except for battle prisoners. To be more precise: they would have lesser race slaves, but they would not consider any drow except prisoners to be slaves. She is free. She can also be trusted. As long as she remains in your service, she will obey you alone and will keep your confidences secret.” Lord Davion looked over the message. “She is probably most helpful working with the head of your intelligence service. That was probably the intent of her Matron Mother.” “We had already reached that conclusion,” replied Kit. “The only question was whether we were going to accept at all.” [/QUOTE]
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