Board Thread:Middle Earth Roleplays/@comment-26210095-20170409032121/@comment-26295802-20170411133222

Patrick.vtap wrote: (Fair enough)

The cannon-ships now turn towards the city, allowing the lesser ships to engage the Dol Amrothian fleet, and begin to fire at the Naval Docks and the Wealthy District.

The captain sees this, and sends his second in command to parley, although he is protected by a small retinue of soldiers. His small ship with a white flag approaches Tirith Aear, although the cannons continue to fire at the city. "I have a deal to make with you!" shouts Herendil from the balcony. "As we both know, even with your Iron Ships, this fortress will be very hard to take. I fear that you will have to rend every building to pieces in order to take this city.

"This is the home of my grandfather Imrahil and his grandfather before him, and his grandfather before him. This is an ancient city, even more so then Minas Tirith. I would  not have it be destroyed, it's ancient buildings and holy places burned, simply because of my stubborness.

"I offer you a deal. If you cease fire, me and my men will immediatly leave the city, giving up our precious advantage among the buildings and streets, and instead engage you somwhere in the surrounding countryside, where the advantage will be yours.

"I am a man of my word, and even you must realize that. I will follow through on my promises."

(I was inspired by the Roman general Titus, who according to some stories, when the Jewish rebels forified themselves in their temple, didn't want to harm the holy building. Instead he offered a cease fire until the Jews could fortify themselves into some other part of the city, even a part that was more easily defendable, so he wouldn't have to assault the temple. Now, granted the Jews completely rejected his offer, but the point's still valid :P)