[Squirrelloid]

So the gilded beast shall leave us no respite. Very well, face us in honorable combat, your scorpion vs. what few forces we have left, and leave your army aside for the moment. Should you defeat us, not only will the gates of our fortress be left wide for you (effectively, as there will be no one to man the walls), but we will also give unto you what wealth we possess in gems and gold before we are vanquished. Should you lose, well, your army is still right there and we doubt we could defeat it after suffering whatever grevious losses your golden scorpion inflicts on us. Bring your army this turn and we will take our riches with us to our graves.

Will you meet the champions of the north winds under these terms?

(aside to Brettonia - was that all PD in our battle this past turn? Geez...)