First of all Andrea, don't attempt to speak to me of things that you
have no knowledge or right to speak of anymore.

This 'war' with Antioch started because Celidon saw fit to raid Ithaqua,
and kill the people therein, be they combatant or not. At no time did
Ithaqua request help through the channels available to them, but some of
the private citizens of Antioch saw the murder in the Pines, and sought
to help repel the invaders. Unfortunately, Celidon's leadership saw fit
to take a defence of the Pines as an act of war, and brought the battle
to Antioch instead, after attempting to order me to stand down the
defenders of the innocent slain in Ithaqua.

You speak of Justice, but appear to have forgotten that vengeance
wreaked upon the unjust is fitting.

You speak of Peace, but it was yours that involved the City of the
Sands, spilling the blood of the citizenry, then when Antioch responds,
you send in children to defend your walls, when in fact you should be
taking them to safety, showing them care and attention as we pull your
walls down around you. Any child that attempts to attack a combatant, in
a combatant situation will likely get killed, and as you allow them to
be involved, their blood is on your hands. Given it was I that asked a
child to leave a combatant situation, her blood is with you for sending
her in to fight to start with.

Speak not to me of Peace, when your hearts are lit brightly by Aesir's
flame.

The moment Celidon sought to attack Antioch, you managed to rouse the
anger of the Sands, and as long as you see fit to bring your Tainted
selves inside the walls here, and pollute the pure sands outside,
Antioch will stand ready to repel you, and bring the fight back to your
walls.

Look to yourself before you attempt to cast blame elsewhere, and I'm
sorry that your guilt lays so heavily with you that you feel the need to
lash out so blindly.

Ageranu
Shah of Antioch


Penned by my hand on the 11th of Bellum, in the year 592 AD.