Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20150125010554/@comment-17114085-20150126220626

(This isn't the same circumstance. I wrote way back before you attacked that they made a defensive pact. Thus this alliance is trying to defend themselves, that is what the pact is for, and in this case that is Sungard. You don't need to attack them in a defensive war, as you can just remain and wait for them. That is what defenders do this is why castles and forts even exist. To defend. If everyone that was at war just chased after their enemy then all battles would be in open fields instead of in cities or forts and other such holdings. Them trying to bring the fight to Falkreath would be both pointless and wasteful, as they'd have to waste time and resources to chase them down. Not ever army is led by a battle hungry leader. Not everyone takes the initiative, especially not in a defensive war.

In every single strategy game I play I never attack the attacker. I let the bastards waste time and levies, due to attrition, to come to me and just raise up my levies when they are close and defeat them. If they retreat, lower levies and do everything again if they come back. Exerting myself would be pointless and waste my time and money to pay upkeep to the armies. if they don't attack that is their problem, I win due to them quitting. Done, simple.

So what I am saying is that Whiterun isn't going to stupidly chase after your army wasting their time. Accept it and stop arguing with me.)