>>6293441
''I can understand it if you don't have the stomach for this, but you must remember, in an army, discipline keeps it from disintegrating into a heavily armed mob; if I don't do it, they'll start thinking they can get away with all kinds of crimes.''
The rest of the summer campaign passed by like a breeze, and it was almost an afterthought, with the combined elven-Greifwalder fleet keeping a tight lid upon who could get in and out of the island; you had all the time in the world to help your elven allies to take the lesser Svengalian forts and towers that remained on the island.
And with the help of your own heavier siege equipment, which the elves had forsaken – they preferred anti-personnel artillery – the remaining fortress fell within a matter of months. It was quite the sight, for the silver-clad warrior shot bows at a pace you didn't think possible, and some of them were very effective shock troops, holding and breaking through enemy lines with ease, while you would keep the Svengalians pinned, and they would deliver the killing blow.
By the end of the summer, you had subjugated the entire island. Everywhere, the towers were either adorned with the white griffon of Greifswald or the individual banners of the elflords, who were quite happy to host you for various celebrations in the summer. The human inhabitants, who were mostly Svengalians, were less pleased at what would seem to be an increasingly permanent Greifswalder occupation.
For now, you were hosted in the guest chambers of Haldanáro's tower-mansion. While you had been preparing and planning for what would come next, as a show of good faith, the elven lords had permitted volunteers to attach themselves to your army, which had formed up into their own unit before too long.
Indeed, what should you do next? Not only concerning the war, but with the autumn and winter soon approaching, you had to make certain everything was ready.
What shall be the next objective?
>Rosand, the last island shall be mine.
>I have gotten enough; I shall sue for peace.
>I have an even bolder idea; I shall take the war to the shore of Svengalia.
Will you be wintering on Alfand, or shall you return to Greifswald for the winter?
>We shall be staying here.
>The throne can't be empty for too long.
