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| Mosk grew up in [[Gaskal]] and was [[Meerō Dolysoh|Meerō's]] eldest son. Having turned 12, he accompanied his father on the [[Meerō_Dolysoh#The_.22Red_Orchid.22_campaign|Red Orchid campaign]] which was an unsuccessful attempt at defeating Tirna and Troun. He would later recount this time in his memoirs, saying: | | Mosk grew up in [[Gaskal]] and was [[Meerō Dolysoh|Meerō's]] eldest son. Having turned 12, he accompanied his father on the [[Meerō_Dolysoh#The_.22Red_Orchid.22_campaign|Red Orchid campaign]] which was an unsuccessful attempt at defeating Tirna and Troun. He would later recount this time in his memoirs, saying: |
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− | "I was embarrassed for my family. I was embarrassed for my father. And I saw this embarrassment in the eyes of his generals. I knew that I never wanted anyone to look at any Dolysoh like that again. They shall look at us either with reverence or with fear. And that's how it was." | + | "I was embarrassed for my family. I was embarrassed for my father. And I saw this embarrassment in the eyes of his generals. I knew that I never wanted anyone to look at a Dolysoh like that again. They shall look at us either with reverence or with fear." |
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| The embarrassment that he mentions relates to the humiliation that Gutsag, the gole of Tirna, subjected Meerō to: throughout the siege Gutsag had not only numerous times sent letters with insults by throwing them with rocks over the walls, but also had musicians and a choir perform songs with offensive lyrics about Meerō every morning. | | The embarrassment that he mentions relates to the humiliation that Gutsag, the gole of Tirna, subjected Meerō to: throughout the siege Gutsag had not only numerous times sent letters with insults by throwing them with rocks over the walls, but also had musicians and a choir perform songs with offensive lyrics about Meerō every morning. |