(OOC: as the synedrion is only used for specific debate during the winter turn, i've posted this here)

A public letter from Alkyoneus to his father, Gonatas


Dearest Father

My greetings from the lovely city of Pella. Mother sends her love.
When word reached the city Phyrrus turned around, I've given some festivities in your name.
The people celebrated the averted threat joyeously.
As to why he turned around, it is my opinion that he wanted to stay close to the Adriatic Sea because of Roman activity in the southern Italian Peninsula

The defences we prepared in order to stand up to this Epirotean yokel however, have presented us with near-empty treasury coffers. This needs a solution or we face bankrupcy.

Either we disband the newly recruited parts of the army, or we use our increased military power to establish our ruling in southern Hellas. Athens and Sparta must be made to see they will fare much better under Macedonian rule, like it was during Megas Alexandros' time.

I shall propose to this effect in the next Synedrion. I only wished to apprise you of my intentions in advance."