Rorann from the ground (Year 3, Day 172)

...still going on, technically, but it's entered a much more subdued phase (in part, supposedly, due to cuvali influence), and it's more a diplomatic issue and a lot of posturing. Technically speaking, the area we... they pay their taxes on, so long as they're left more or less alone.) But aside from cuvali operatives, we hadn't met anyone until today. We were just riding. My horse is named Kieller (...