They don't stand a chance. Guns are just a profoundly unfair advantage. Cansellarion's army has their first interaction with friendlies since they marched on Isger; when the Chelish are dead or fled men come streaming out of the border forts to greet them and marvel at the guns and ask if they need anything. (The political details of Andoran and Lastwall's alliance are still getting worked out, but it doesn't seem very complicated to Andoran's soldiers.)

The Reclamation requests more provisions to simplify their supply situation. And they've got some surrendered prisoners and nowhere good to put them. Apart from that - well, they're not going to be doing any more serious marching after the battle, today, but they're planning to go after the rest of the Chelish forces along the border tomorrow, if the local commanders have better maps or up-to-date information on the Chelish positions.

Their maps are notably better! They're in radio contact with the commanders at the other border forts, though nothing secret should be said over those lines, obviously, and they're happy to send along some local guides who know the terrain. 

Also, Andoran's border forts have had a large garrison since the independence war ended and that means a large secondary population of people who keep soldiers supplied and laundered and happy - okay, a lot of prostitutes. Their allies should really make the most of the rest of their day off!

Cansellarion's officers are, on the whole, pretty uncomfortable with this!

The enlisted soldiers are more varied in their comfort levels.

The officers ban the prostitutes from the Reclamation camp.

The enlisted soldiers continue to have a mix of opinions about this but some of the opinions are now more extreme!

…Soldiers who are not currently on watch or other duties can visit the Andoren camp, but are advised to think long and hard about whether they want to tell their wives after the war that they have orphaned bastard children in Andoran.

The joys of cultural exchange!

There is another Wishnapping attempt around midday.

Does it get anyone?

More than half, like last time. Not any of the primary targets that the Glorious Reclamation is aware of, like last time.

Cansellarion is starting to worry. If they try enough times they'll eventually get someone essential, and they are getting people, and he suspects, now, that the wishes are coming from pit fiends, not diamonds. Which means - well, they're burning through Asmodeus' ability to act, and for no great effect. But it also means he has no bounds on when they're going to run out, if ever.

Halfway across Avistan, Alfirin isn't worrying nearly as much. She sends Cansellarion and Lastwall to make sure nobody got caught, and tell them to inform her immediately when the wishes get people. Even if they're not worth wishing back, she'd like to check what conditions they're being dropped in.

Some people were taken this time. Not worth wishing back, unless she's got a hundred wishes or something like that. They pass along the names.

Scry? Discern location?

Customized demiplane, underwater and Forbiddanced, with some pit fiends and some wizards hanging around to subdue the arrivals and drag them once unconscious, cursed and Dominated through a door for interrogation. 

(Lilia said it was probably still that, though there was the possibility after Iomedae's Miracle they'd switched to dragging them directly to Hell where She couldn't meddle.)

How many pit fiends, for a lower bound on how many Cheliax has available?

Eight of them.

She'll pass that along to Cansellarion and let him and Lastwall know that anyone she rescues from future wishnappings will likely be dominated so she'll drop them in the antimagic cells Arazni made.

Acknowledged.

After a week of mostly good news from the front, progress in the reassembled workshop, and no things going in a dramatically unexpected fashion Iomedae's nerves settle a bit. She still has a habit of not going out of Alfirin's sight if she doesn't have to but she thinks she might be reorienting to the high stakes situation in a way that doesn't depend on 'things will be fine'. Freedom Radio reports that Razmir's attacked some more cities but is probably dead for good now, and reports the triumphs of the Glorious Reclamation army, and the news of the revolution in Ravounel, and the news of Galt’s invasion of Razmiran, and the news of a mob burning down the temple of Asmodeus and Lord-Mayor's residence and city hall in Pezzack. The latter is a little hard to comment on while abiding by Osirion's incitement to crime laws but she manages. 

"I want to end today's broadcast with a - memorial, and a prayer, for everyone who has died in Cheliax's fight for freedom, and everyone who still will. It takes extraordinary courage, to look Asmodeus in the eye and say that He can't have your country. Everyone who rose in rebellion against House Thrune knew they might die for it, might go to Hell when they died, and they fought anyway, because there are things that matter that much, and this is one of them. I cannot pretend to comprehend their sacrifice. I haven't been to Hell, however much Abby keeps trying. But Cheliax will remember it. When we are rich, when we are free, we will save everyone we can, if it takes conquering all of Hell. We'd do it anyway, but we'll do it for you. You are not alone. The free country you are building knows its debt to you. There is a table in paradise laid out for you, whoever we have to fight to bring you to its gates.

And we're going to win."

With teleportation circles, the Reclamation arrives in Westcrown ahead of schedule, even with their detours to smash the Chelish armies. They spread out in parade formations, armor and bayonets glittering and banners fluttering. Cansellarion signals an offer to parley.

Aberian Arvanxi, Lord-Mayor of Westcrown, is not an idiot, and he has been watching the army dance its way across half the country, and he rides out to parley, disguised mostly so Abrogail hopefully won't learn that he is negotiating the surrender of his city. 

(The Hellknights of Citadel Rivad will send someone, as a matter of principle, but when Cheliax was invaded they agreed to defend it, they have orders to fight to the death,  and they intend to do that.)

Cansellarion is willing to offer to send the garrison to the Worldwound if they surrender. In a different war he could take their weapons and their pledge not to rejoin the war, but that's not really an option here; House Thrune will attempt to force them back into service regardless. And he doesn't have the ability to hold them as prisoners. The wizards and officers, if they prefer not to go to the worldwound, can offer their parole, on the condition that they remain outside of Cheliax where it would be easy for them to be forced back into service. Or they can sit in prison cells until the war is over, there are few enough of them that that's feasible. Arvanxi and the rest of the city government will be removed from their positions but not otherwise prosecuted or persecuted.

The same offer is extended to the Hellknights, of course. If their Lictor has other proposed terms he would accept, Cansellarion is willing to hear them.

The Hellknights have orders from their monarch to defend Westcrown and the river. If the offer's not confidential they can ask if she would prefer they surrender so they can serve Cheliax at the Worldwound instead of dying here, but they do not expect it. 

Arvanxi is a practical man. Not even Lawful Evil, he's just Neutral Evil. He's not ideologically Asmodean, he's ideologically in favor of Aberian Arvanxi. He's pretty sure sending Westcrown's garrison to the Worldwound is putting them to death but in a manner that may be elaborate enough the men don't revolt, and he's all in favor. The assurances he'd like are that he will be personally safe from Abrogail Thrune's revenge - he's thinking an overseas vacation, to Sothis - and that his property rights will be respected. He owns quite a lot of the city, see. 

Cansellarion was under the impression that Hellknight orders asserted at least a nominal independence from the Crown. If they consider themselves bound by Abrogail's orders and cannot surrender, then he will unfortunately have to kill a great many of them.

The reclamation would be happy to provide Arvanxi with transportation to Sothis, though they cannot make any promises on behalf of the Pharaoh who is not even, technically, an ally. Cansellarion is also not willing to promise that Arvanxi will be allowed to continue to own all of his real estate, but he will be compensated for any that is seized, at five to seven parts in ten of the assessed value. His slaves will be freed. He'll be compensated for them at one part in ten.

No, Arvanxi's in fact going to play hardball about his compensation. He doesn't think Cansellarion wants to sack his city, and he's sure it'll cost him more than paying out the full assessed value of his real estate. They can tell people it's five parts in ten, if it's the precedent for other Chelish nobility Cansellarion's worried about, and if he gets the other half in gold right now. He'll be gracious about the slaves, he knows that paladins aren't very rational about that sort of thing.

(Most of the Hellknight orders in Cheliax assert varying degrees of independence from the Crown. The Order of the Rack was founded after the Chelish Civil War, runs the censorship apparatus, and is much much less so even under ordinary circumstances, and pledged themselves to the defense of their country when Citadel Dinyar was attacked and Cheliax then invaded.)