Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24696651-20160625002154/@comment-10906938-20160714051737

~27th of Morning Star

"They need insurance before they'll agree to any sort of military cooperation. It would be too easy for us to misinform and double-cross them. Often, the ruler's children would be sent to stay with the insured as wards. Because you don't have children, the only replacement that occurs to me is yourself." Elora explained.

After considering, Endriel replied, "What if Elden Root wants insurance as well?"

"We have no need to give it to them, considering they won't be at risk in this plan, not like Haven is in ours." Elora responded.

Endriel nodded. "I can't think of anything else we can give them and easily keep secret. Work with Celanar to draft a prroposal and include me as a hostage."

Later that day, Celanar laid out a plan.

Step 1: Stage a border dispute. Have death-sentenced prisoners from Southpoint dumped on the border in Southpoint military uniforms, 'killed' by a caravan from Haven thinking they were bandits or invading forces.

Step 2: Mutual condemnation. Both nation's rulers issue statements defending their side, escalating tension. Perhaps even 'detaining' immigrants from the other nation. This provides an explanation for a war between Haven and Southpoint, excaberated by Southpoint operatives in Elden Root sensationalising the dispute.

Step 3: Southpoint reaching out to Elden Root, requesting support in an invasion of Haven. We will do our best to get them involved, whether it be by large sums of gold, false reports of a full-scale Southpoint attack, or other means.

Step 4: If 3 succeedes, Southpoint and Elden Root combine in a joint offensive. Our rangers will serve as scouts, leading the army on a preselected path. At a decided upon point, Haven's army will ambush the offensive, eliminating as large a force of Elden Root as we can convince them to send.

Step 5: The ambushing army and Southpoint's soldiers will combine and counter-attack with Southpoint's remaining forces pushing north to their capitol.

As insurance, Lady Endriel will be secretly sent to Haven with a small personal guard. She will remain there until Step 5.

~2nd of Sun's Dawn

Elora arrived in Haven with the arrangement.