Battle of Tides River

As a result of the Concord-Elsie incident, King Ghilip of Basnera, after the 3 Months of Tears, dispatched 4,000 men to retrieve Princess Elsie's body once King Merces of Khobasa refused in digging up her grave and returning the body. He does this because he knows that his people are in much higher spirits than the Basnerans after the 3 Months of Tears, and his son, Prince Michel Lucstaze, also refuses to return the Princess's body. Thus, they prepare for an attack after their scouts report that the Basnerans are sailing up the Tides River.

The soldiers of Khobasa make camp on both sides of the river planning to set fire to their boats once they arrive. They are caught off guard, however, when the waters of the Tides River started to rise. The attacking Balsnera npeople, on boats, used a spell to flood the river banks, and thus, the Balsnerans arrived in great numbers, and killed many of the drowning Khobasans on their boats. Capturing Prince Michel effortlessly (who is glad that his life is saved from drowning in the water), the Balsnerans demand for their princess's dead body again, but this time sent with 500 menas in exchange for their Prince's life. If they do not respond in 48 hours time, their prince will be publicly executed.

King Merces panicked. Being a minor state and all, he could not afford to pay 500 menas of gold. Not wanting to lose another couple thousand people either, he sends Princess Elsie's body back, but with only 200 menas.

What he got in return was a box. Inside the box was the Prince's head and a letter that demanded another 200 menas for his body, in which the King refused to comply to, He lost his eldest son, and therefore, the relationship between Khobasa and Balsnera grew apart even more.