"'She was a whore' is said to stop conversation, to put a cap on it, to halt anyone from asking more." Doul inclines his head as he stands, listening to his instructions. He'll do what he's told and he'll fight well. "Ask yourself this: has he tried to redeem her image? Does he make as if he doesn't care? Has he tried to find a 'new' or adoptive mother?"

It might not be much, but it could be enough to turn a war. It's always the smallest things that change the course of battle. A bad dinner the night before leaves troops sick, but why was the food spoiled? Did they get the wrong supplies? Were the good supplies stolen and swapped for ill? Or are the roads so bad that their supply train couldn't keep up and the food spoiled? All the same outcome, all different causes.