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(Everything above this point is torn off.)

Nillis is dead. He was displaced in a skirmish near Elementis Forest.

My eldest son. My dear boy. Gone.

I'm all alone. All three of my children are dead now. I'm only glad their mother never lived to see this day.

Day 55 of Commission:

It's hopeless. I realize that now. All we do is toss our children to the Worgs.

We train soldiers and forge weapons and think that we can do anything against the might of Tiamat.

Even if we bested him, another Dragon Lord would step up to replace him.

We would start the same cycle all over again, and waste even more young lives needlessly.

Nillis. Kerran. Alanna. What did I sacrifice my children for? For a stalemate? I cannot accept that.

Day 59 of Commission:

I have thought it through. The Reian Tribes have only one hope for survival.

The Balaur came to the negotiating table once. That means that, to some degree, they too must want this war to end.

And I've heard the whispers that Fregion, mightiest of the Dragon Lords, is concerned about the Balaur's lust for blood and power.

This is something that can--no, must--be exploited. It is the only way I can think of to end this war before more lives are lost.

For the sake of my children, for everyone's children, I must try.

Day 72 of Commission:

I finalized my bargain with Brigade General Vasharti: information and access in exchange for the safety of the Reian Tribe.

There is no way to take Rentus without the deaths of those within. I cannot deny this upsets me.

But the Brigade General has given a personal guarantee on behalf of Lord Fregion that these will be the last Reians to perish.

I have told them much, about many things.... Things I never thought I would reveal.

But if I am a traitor, so be it. If no more children die, it will all be worth it.