The Tre Acque Conference had come to a close. Much shaking of hands and congratulations towards another were proudly announced in public, and yes, much had been done, but there was no shortage of grumbling, if of obedient sorts. The true troubles came only days later however, from a place completely expected.

In spite of the generous terms afforded to Lindiva, and their conduct in the conference after being mild for lack of anything they could complain about, the terms they agreed to were broken before the ink on the signatures to the Tre Acque Accords had dried. Given authority over their own implementation of societal reforms and not touching their taxation and economic protections, in return for them no longer impeding Revolutionary League organization and operation in their territories, the League youths were ready to proudly march in to begin spreading word of the Dawn, only to be met at the provincial borders and denied entry. Confused and defiant, they then tried to sneak their way in, thinking that it was merely the initiative of some zealous reactionary local officers. This led to detainment, beating, then banishment from Lindiva just as before.

Furious demands for explanations were met with silence and feigned ignorance, but the Lindivan Democratic society was poor at hiding its machinations. On the last day of the Tre Acque Accords, their Provincial Senate had met to immediately implement “emergency measures against conspiracy” which, while not technically crossing the terms they had agreed to, were so broad and wide ranging that they were practically laws to bar anybody they wished from coming into the province, let alone staying there.

Consternation from Revolutionary papers filled the headlines the country over, protesting this obvious deception and betrayal by the upland peoples. Open calls for violent coercion were made in print, and many a League were meeting and discussing marching over to teach the Lindivans a lesson. What was the Army of the Salvation of Vitelia for if not this, they spoke amongst themselves, and your office was flooded with heartfelt letters requesting you, the commander in chief of said force, to abbreviate any other operations and make a march to Lindiva’s borders to protect the children of the Revolution as they embarked to do what they were explicitly permitted to do, by law of the Kingdom approved by the Crown Prince himself acting in his father’s stead.