If the Sharonans want to punish the actual killers of
their Voices, as well as the people in the Chain Of
Command who gave the orders,
Voice Erthik Varden at Fort Brithik (civilian)
was killed - shot on sight - by Com50 Iftar Halesak,
who is Com50 Thermyn Ulthar's brother in law.
Halesak is a Mythalan Garthan, with a family who are
all potentially important to the story.
Iftar's execution for murder,
or death in a reprisal killing,
would damage the chance of an important friendship
with this whole family of Garthans and their Andaran
soldier kin-by-marriage.
Already Ulthar has set Halesak straight on who did
what at First Fallen Timbers and First Hell's Gate,
as Sword Harnak set Sword Nourm straight later.
It was Senior Sword Barcan Kalcyr who ordered his
trooper Yurain Ranlak to murder Voice Syrail Targal.
Of course, the orders came via their Com100s and
Com500s from Com2000 Maynkos Harshu, on the advice
of Com500 Alivar Neshok. It is yet to be determined
how many of these officers will still be alive by the
time Sharonans take possession of their persons.
Remember, mul Garthik has Plans for some of them.
HTM
PeterZ wrote:I sort of think he did say to treat the warning system of the Arcanans just like the Arcanans treated Sharonan Voices. There were after all civilian Voices along that chain and yet no voices messages came through. Even if there were only military Voices, Voices were non-combatants for the most part. Some of them would have surrendered. If they did surrender, they could have broadcast messages until they connected with someone that had not been captured.
We know that people were listening for anything from Hell's Gate after the initial scheduled call was missed. Yet nothing made it in the 12 days since the offensive began to the Fort Salby attack. Not one Voice message was received.
I suspect that the last comment from chan Geraith indicates that he does assume captured Voices were killed and he does mean to return the favor to any Arcanan he can't find a use for.
The biggest problem is language. The voices tagging along might well be able learn an Arcanan language from a handful of prisoners. After learning the language, the utility of keeping long term prisoners shrinks. Broader policy might reach chan Geraith before he can initiate his own draconian policy.