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trying to accurately portray the movements of several large forces during a wartime campaign, using a limited POV, requires a surprisingly large amount of text. hence the length of a lot of these chapters. anyway I figured I would put in a tiny bit of extra effort and make an updated tactical map. no reason for me to waste all of that time typing up stuff and then have people still not be able to visualize it. a map goes a long way.



1. Martin is pushing North and West to "cut off" the peninsula. this strategy was discussed during the chapter. essentially if Martin can stop the Western forces from getting back to Glemoor then they should be able to hold everything to the east of the red line that he draws on the map.

2. Lana was moving to support Martin, specifically to protect him from being rear attacked from Glemoor reinforcements. However an enemy general or an agent specifically from Glemoor captured her at some point along the way. Obviously right now it's unclear exactly what happened.

3. Sunday moves along the coast and then starts moving North, establishing a secondary "curtain" to protect Lana's forces from reinforcements that might come from Vera's Cape. It's important to note that while stuff happened in the West that she couldn't control (Lana being captured), she actaully DID succeed at this task. she created a strong defensive curtain AND defeated the forces from Vera's Cape when they marched West. Additionally, their primary objective was to try and establish a supply line and Rainn accompanying the group actually helped a lot in this regard. He's been coordinating with the locals over the last two months. So basically all of the coastal and inland settlements along this route are WELL established. The place where Macina and Aster split is marked in purple, and their alternate route is shown as well. I kinda messed up a little in drawing it, just go by what the text says to avoid any contradictions.

4. Erensworth has sailed back around the cape to look for enemy fleets and didn't see any movement. At this point he independently made the decision to sail back to Vera's Cape which was a major move. Essentially he anticipated the skeleton force here would either collapse easily or they'd be moving toward Sunday's curtain. Either way he could capture the keep here, which he has presumably succeeded in doing.

As for the remaining choices hopefully this helps give some idea of how to approach the option for what to do with Bartlesby. To break his options down a bit further basically think of it this way:

A. Liona is unsure what the situation at sea is like, so she sends Bartlesby after Kennedy. They'll meet up around Vera's Cape and then, based on the current situation, Kennedy will give him additional orders. This strategy benefits most from Kennedy's ability to make decisions independently. However it has the drawback that it is the SLOWEST strategy because Liona isn't making a decision, she's sending him somewhere else and then he waits for Kennedy to make a decision.

B. This one is a bit less obvious but it's the best "defensive" option. Essentially Reggie will cover their tracks a final time which will make a naval ambush impossible, and he'll be on the lookout to secure a safe passage for any reinforcements arriving by sea. Additionally, if there's anything going on at or near Catharsis he'll be able to gather intel and report back.

C. The most straightforward choice. We know there's a "token" force waiting in the west with the Silver Prince heading there and he has a strong escort to make sure that he'll reach his forces safely. Ultimately this is sort of like... the most 'sure bet' in terms of risk, but it also offers little rewards. SP's forces will be coming back east no matter what. This just gets them into position more quickly.
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