Editing How They Came; A Detailed Look at What Started the Mee-Dis War

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'''''How They Came; A Detailed Look at what started the Mee-Dis War''''' is a book written by [[Jamen]] in [[7201 DE]], concerning the [[Mee-Dis War]]. It seems that the author considered contact with [[outsiders]] to be the cause of that war.

Concerning the marriage of King [[Hinash]] with a non-D'ni woman, Jamen wrote "...even had they bore a child, it would have made for a very uneasy public...to have such a being living with the [[palace]] perhaps taking the public's acceptance too far".<ref>[[Reference:DRC research notebooks/King Hinash|King Hinash Notebook]]</ref>

After the crisis concerning King [[Ishek]]'s wife to discredit the outsiders, the rules of writing Ages and contacting the outsiders became stricter. Concerning this Jamen wrote, "They sought the rules not because the other cultures were savages, but because our own culture could not be trusted to deal with them honorably."

The book also mentions the fragmentation occurring during the time of King [[Yableshan]], noting that very few (including the King himself) could bridge the gap.<ref>[[Reference:DRC research notebooks/King Yableshan|King Yableshan Notebook]]</ref>

Jamen also made a reference to King [[Rikooth]]. During a council, the King argued that there was no way, that he would ever force strict resolutions regarding the outsiders unless there was a grave reason.<ref>[[Reference:DRC research notebooks/King Rikooth|King Rikooth Notebook]]</ref>

King [[Kerath]] caused many to consider [[outsiders]] as a threat, and the book quotes him saying often "If not now, then soon".<ref>[[Reference:DRC research notebooks/King Kerath|King Kerath Notebook]]</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:D'ni books]]