Subject: Another way of putting the point is that the price you pay for the possibility of confirming your authority is the outside chance of being discredited.

From: "ashur Jahshan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:16:45 +0200

It had been a surprise to learn that among Bashere's nine thousand Saldaean horse all of the nobles had brought their wives, and most of the other officers as well.