*Rhys*
“The traps worked,” the envoy said. “The trebuchets we reloaded with weighted nets brought down some of the smaller dragons, and the reinforced heat-reflective shields rebuffed a lot of their fire. They retreated without many casualties, but most of the family from a farm outside the city perimeter were slain in the attack.”
It was unwise for me to expect us to fight a stronger enemy without any casualties, but the public had lost a lot of faith in my leadership regarding the decision to not capitulate to Pyroth’s ultimatum.
Protests had sprung up, all peaceful, but it just showed how much discontent there was in Egoren.
“Please donate a generous amount to the remaining family members of the farm and send me the official casualty report.” I paused, moving our forces around on our map. “And please tell my generals I’d like to meet them in the next hour to discuss defending the other cities that Pyroth has already patrolled.”
