The Alestian army units under the command of [[farne:actors:General Zod|General Zod]] have completed their deployment the the Shesslian frontier, stemming the flow of refugees southward.  This comes at a great cost of life, however, as many Shesslians perish attempting to cross the border.  [[farne:actors:Jain Talpin|Elector Talpin]] points to his close personal relationship with the Alestian general and indicates that the stemming of the refugee flood is his doing, giving him increased popular support.

The [[farne:locations:Orthus|Orthus Military District]] of [[farne:locations:Upper Thalia|Upper Thalia]] is once again quiet as the banners of Duchess [[farne:actors:Sanria Veris|Sanria Veris]] have been raised in triumph.