it was Eddis who picked the numbers of soldiers to send him back with, which were small enough that he couldn't just use military might to win the day.
I never really got the implications of that, thanks. Military might wouldn't have solved the problem in the long run, I guess. Just have created the same type of fear Sophos's uncle had going with his people.
Did Sophos have to be Attolis' vassal? Couldn't he have married Eddis and they rule both countries together? Assuming he could have beaten the rebels and convinced his barons, that is. Would that have been enough of a united front--the three countries as allies--to keep the Medes at bay?
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Date: 1/12/11 03:24 am (UTC)I never really got the implications of that, thanks. Military might wouldn't have solved the problem in the long run, I guess. Just have created the same type of fear Sophos's uncle had going with his people.
Did Sophos have to be Attolis' vassal? Couldn't he have married Eddis and they rule both countries together? Assuming he could have beaten the rebels and convinced his barons, that is. Would that have been enough of a united front--the three countries as allies--to keep the Medes at bay?
Yeah, I'm feeling a little smoky myself.