The Axe Falls, Part I

Well, the rest is well recorded in history, at least in the Tidelands. The city did fall, though not quickly nor as bloodlessly as the Forge Fathers had hoped. They lost about four hundred soldiers, twice as many citizens, and about a third of those were killed outright, or so wounded that they would never serve again.

But they did find that Uma was not in the city (nor was her brother), had not been since before their siege. Combined with the casualties, the war wasn't extremely popular just then with the soldiers fighting it.

So, they needed something entertaining. Something different. Something to remind the restless army that people, meaning them, had been especially blessed by Loki.