Some pretty terrible battle times...
That being said, like Lordark said, we're still open to negotiations. We'll take Samarra Castle back and then we can discuss a trade for it. It seems Hero_Party has more to lose by war happening in their lands than we do, bring us something juicy and maybe we'll bite. If we agree to terms we wouldn't renege on them, as it would be publicly announced, and our glorious leaders value honor. Until then, war it is.
Good luck to both sides, and mainly the EU mercs who will have to fight for us in the day time