1)
“Perhaps if we had slaves, and sent them to rush into an enemy army’s camp just before dawn, from all directions—we could rush in behind them and seize breakfast from the cooks in the confusion.”
“Well, Palond, that plan…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 11, 2019
2)
…displays the proper low cunning, BUT founders on the rocks of four flaws: we have no ready supply of slaves, we lack the funds to buy them, there are too few of us to control them and keep them from just fleeing, and even…#epic fantasy 3)
…if we surmount all those trifling hitches, we’re sending them to create chaos we HOPE to take advantage of. What if the enemies love their vittles, and defend the kitchens in alert depth?”
“Alert depth? What’s that?”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 11, 2019
4)
“Ah. You’re a courtier; I momentarily forgot. What if they surround the kitchens with ready soldiers in several concentric rings, because they EXPECT hungry folk will attack?”
“Oh. Err…more slaves? BURY them in slaves?”#epic fantasy 5)
“NO, Palond, NO slaves. If you buy people, you’re responsible for their upkeep. If you just rent them, you can wear them out and move on. Someday, all employers will do this. Trust me.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 11, 2019