Kohl wasn't happy to deliver the Edict of Storms. He read the text (silently, of course) when he was given it, and he approved; a limited scope, one which asked for something achievable. The surrender of a few men, not an army. But he knew they were stubborn.

He gave them notice; a full day to retreat, spread the word, hide in the safest portions of their houses before the storm hit.

It was also a final chance for the Regents to die. He pointed that out, in a private missive - that if they wished to protect Stalwart, their army would do so headless, and their people would name them martyrs.

He wasn't sure whether they thought he was lying, or if they were simply even more stubborn than their soldiers. Either way, the Edict was read, and hundreds if not thousands of soldiers - mostly Unbroken, but also Scarlet Chorus, and a surprising number of Disfavored - were swept into the air and crashed down again, armor and all, over and over.

When he claimed the Mountain Spire, he resolved himself: If he had power now, he would deal with his storm. And now, with a dangerous retinue at his back and the favor of Graven Ashe, he was going to do it. He'd already looked at Sentinel Stand and its permanent moat of wind; already spoken to Janos, probably their master of scouts. He decided to head for Trapper's Junction, rumored to be the position of Mattias, leader of the Unbroken.