Your Lordship,

The battles are frequently stalemates but the forces of Austrum

West are gaining ground, and momentum. The conflict is waged
on land and sea with some air power in the form of Trusnikron
Urroc knights fighting on behalf of Austrum East.
The Westerners have greater resources and better strategic
planning and tactical leadership.
The nations are fighting the war on two fronts, on either coast
of the islands. But while the Easterners are dug in on the
Western isle the Westerners have broken the first line of
defenders and are moving inland.
War on the East isle is becoming a front line of dug in units with
attempts at guerrilla raids behind their lines while they send
saboteurs forwards to harry the Easterners by disrupting
logistics (including aqueducts and transport routes) behind the
front.
Naval picket lines are still in effect with convoys passing
through the straits at risk of being caught in skirmishes and
patrols between the two forces. As in the early stages of the
war this still lends weight to the Guild and Church claims to
bring a swift end to the conflict.
The two nations' navies are also being used to pound the
invading lines with cannon from the sea, a tactic which is
proving less effective for the Easterners now that their enemies
have made inroads inland. Instead the Eastern ships are
supporting their invasion force to the West but rumours
circulate that they may be mobilizing the fleet en mass to strike
at the Western Naval command base.
Tactically the Trusnikron air cavalry are being deployed like light
aircraft in other spheres of battle; reconnaissance, light
bombing and, rather uniquely, in a manner akin to traditional
Dragoons cavalry; flying swiftly to a battle objective then
landing and skirmishing like infantry.
As I was leaving the withdrawal of many Justinian assets from
the war was having a demoralising effect on the Eastern forces
with particularly the Trusnikron forces calling out our nobles as

traitors and fair weather allies. Considered thought would have

it that as the Justinian forces involved were not front line
combatants the practical strategic impact of those departing
will be far less significant than the psychological one. That said
some Justinian Knights have chosen to remain.
Knights and other young nobles also report anecdotally that the
Orthodox Church has also been putting no small pressure on
commanders and nobles to return home or even turn against
Austrum East. There has been much talk of removal of
sacraments from those who continue the fight and even
additional pardons and indulgences if they change sides to
support the West.

Sir Jutland Justinian