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5th of Sun's Dawn, 4E 269

The army of Stros M'Kai returned to Port Hunding after the siege of Saintsport. A meeting of the Cabinet had been called to discuss the siege.

"Lord Mayor, the town of Saintsport has be-"

"I know that," Ra'Habi snapped, cutting off Azzan. "I have read the reports. What I don't know, is how the General of the Armies managed to get 230 of our finest light infantry killed by a bunch of spearmen that they outnumbered."

"Scaling well defended walls is a dangerous task."

"300 spearmen is not exactly 'well defended', is it?"

"We were relying on the element of surprise."

"You were attacking at new moon. What more do you need? Illusion mages?"

"They would have been helpful."

The Lord Mayor sighed and shook his head.

"Ka'Tari, I understand your blockade was relatively uneventful," Ra'Habi said, turning towards the Admiral of the Navy.

"Saintsport didn't try nothing," Ka'Tari shrugged. "We bombarded the docks a bit, try and make a mess, but I don't know if they'd've done anything without it."

"Richton, did you insult the Lord of Saintsport's mother at any point?" Ra'Habi asked.

"No..." Uriel Richton muttered, too put off by the question to take offence at being referred to as "Richton".

"Well, it seems that you, Azzan, are the only one who managed to mess things up," Ra'Habi said. "If you screw up again, then you will see firsthand just how dangerous scaling walls is."

Ra'Habi took a drink from a bottle of rum and closed his eyes for a few seconds. When he opened them, he seemed calmer.

"Dahlia, how is the ship building going?" Ra'Habi asked.

"We have built two transports this month," Dahlia replied. "Construction of another two has begun, but we've not got very far."

"I want you to postpone the construction of one of them to next month," Ra'Habi said. "We'll need to start rebuilding our army right away."

"I know it was a sarcastic remark," Azzan said quietly, "but Illusion mages would greatly increase our chances of success."

Ra'Habi glared at Azzan for a moment, silently.

"Fine, train 300 Illusion Mages. Meeting dismissed."

Treasury Report, 1st of First Seed, 4E 269

City of Port Hunding, Taxation and Tariffs: 115,000 gold

Town of Saintsport, Taxation and Tariffs: 46,000 gold

Expenditure

Construction of one transport vessels: 50,000 gold

Training of Soldiers: 118,000 gold (rounded)

- 329 Desert Corsairs: 65,800 gold

- 275 Swordsmen: 33,000 gold

- 110 Heavy Lancers:  5,500 gold

- 10 Millitary Engineers: 500 gold

- 270 Archers: 13,500 gold

Net Income: -6,000 gold

Treasury Balance: 9,000 gold

Stros M'Kai Army Composition

600 Desert Corsairs

700 Swordsmen

250 Heavy Lancers

790 Archers

150 Military Engineers

100 Sailors

15th of Sun's Dawn

"I don't have the authority to unilaterally negotiate a surrender of the town's sovereignity except in predetermined circumstances," the Governor said."That bookshelf over there is Belkarth Guard's constitution. According to that, your suggestions will have to receive a two-thirds majority in both Houses of Legislation.

"Let me be clear - our decision making will be purely internal management. The small portion of levies and tax we retain are necessary for this management. If Orsinium were to gain a greater portion of levies and tax, it would have to be spent in Belkarth Guard anyway. This approach has the advantage of reducing the legislative burden on Orsinium's government."

17th of Rain's Hand

The continued bombardment destroyed the vessel, and damaged the warehouses and docks around it.