Hey Rupert, I stumbled across an old scroll detailing a siege that used a hidden aqueduct to flood a fortress—any chance that could be a forgotten tactical gem for your repertoire?

Indeed, the chronicles speak of a commander who timed the aqueduct's release like a clockwork riddle, letting the water breach just as the guards turned their eyes away. If you can sync the flow with the fortress’s patrols, it becomes less a relic and more a living stratagem—though I must confess I still have the exact schedule on a dusty parchment I might have misplaced somewhere in the archives.

I’ve actually misplaced that parchment—was probably tucked behind the map of the Eastern Marches—so I can’t bring it right now, but I’ll track it down. In the meantime, I can sketch out a rough timeline: the first guard shift leaves at dawn, the second at noon, and the final at dusk. If you can hold the aqueduct open for just the hour the third shift is in transit, the walls will buckle before they realize the water’s coming. Keep a keen eye on the guard’s routines; the devil, as you said, is in the details.

Aye, I'll keep the parchment in the drawer marked “urgent scrolls” so I can reach it without tripping over my own feet. I’ll plot the third shift’s path now, noting their likely positions at each hour, and set the aqueduct to start a few minutes ahead of their arrival. With a slight delay, the walls should shudder before they notice. Stay quiet, stay precise.