Samudra's Journal

by vren55

Chapter 85: The Bait Not Taken

Something’s gone wrong.

I don’t know what, or why or how, but Tethys hasn’t taken the bait.

Everything is well in the capital according to Kara and my other counsellors who are in on this deception, but it’s been six months, and Tethys still hasn’t taken the bait. Six months! Tethys must have “confirmed” by now that I am not near here, and am in the capital. She MIGHT be tracking my supply train, but I made sure that supply drops are randomized and for the most part, my waiting forces hunt their own food.

Is she preparing for a larger assault? Or is she playing a game of bluff? Maybe she knows that Kara isn’t me and is waiting for me to make a move? But how could she know Kara isn’t me? Or is she just suspicious? Paranoid maybe?

The more I think about this, the more I become worried, but… I have also realized something.

I don’t know Tethys… not nearly as well as I would like. Why she is fighting me seems to be because she knows I want to cull the kelpies, but I don’t know her personal reasons. Does she hate me, or is she doing this on a matter of principle? What motivates her? Is she cautious, or aggressive? My skirmishes with her provide some insight into that she is intelligent and opportunistic, but that’s nearly every commander.

With any luck, those questions will be answered once I capture her, but for the moment, I will have to continue to wait.