The Children's Tale

The Children's Tale

In-universe date	Era Nova, Late December, Year 4
Real-world date	2026-09-21
Author	Hapha Kering
Category Type	Global News

Pinark of Amerue had it written thus:

To the Harakhas Gomas,

You resolved nothing.

I knew humans had teeth as blunt as a cows but only today did I learn that the same is true for their minds! Maybe your kind should have aquired their sturdiness too, their strong backbone. Makes them reliable animals. If you were a reliable animal, I would even consider you the superior of the pair, because you can also make pottery on occasion.

But then you insult us, murder us, rob our dead and admit to it all. You accuse me of breaking agreements when Clan Gomas is the greatest breaker in this desert, breaking eggs on our heads and peace between our people! You are biting the stone, you are the greedy rattlesnake Meharo. I'm sure your knowledgable children can tell you who breaks their own jaw at the end of that story.

Because nobody believes in prudence and fairness as much as me, you will get one chance to prove yourself the cows better: trial by combat!

If all goes well, you can close many more letters, if not, you will be closing your eyes.

Kuri warriors better still fight as fiercely when stabbing their enemies from the front."

Although proper formalities have not been observed, this is, for all intends and purposes, a declaration of war to Clan Gomas of the Kapsteinskap of Kuri//aes.

-Hapha Kering, Scribe of Pinark