“This Council’s advice is to secure Tarlah, dependent on Timbalen aide, and leave the Zaldeaans to their fate?”
“The capital is being offered to Your Benevolence now,” Tor replied. “But it may not be long before the Zaldeaan army overcome their predicament and return to slay damars. We could not hope to hold the capital against the Zaldeaan army. Were Your Benevolence considering that, I should advise you to wait for our spies to confirm that the Zaldeaan army is out of commission.”
“It cannot be,” said Monin. “North Landers have never fought the Zaldeaan Realm because they have never possessed the strength to do so. If Nartzeer is a North Lander king, he holds the army at bay by trickery. It is only a matter of time before they overcome him and wreak vengeance.”
“It may not be North La
