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  For lo, although the members of the Council of Nine were powerful,
they were rash, and wanting to destroy the Golden knights, they did
not bide their time, as the Tisan bade them to, but gathered their
host and rode down into MEccam where the Lions had gathered their
members.  Tisan, having nothing o do but go or withdraw, in the wisdom
of her immortality, withdrew into her stronghold.
  And behold, on the palin of the anvil outside of Mecca, the hosts
met and did battle, and there was great slaughter, and on the ninth
day of the dattle, in the ninth hour, did Suhail make a pact with the
Breaker, and calling forth the Breaker's power, Suhail rode into
battle at the head of the Lions and did savagely kill eight of the
Nine on the field.  And Tisan, looking upon the battle from afar did
feel fear, seeing the Breaker at Suhail's side, and knew that the two
of them would one day cause her death.  So she took steps to seal
herself in her stronghold, and she has not been heard of since....

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After the slaughter outside of the gates of MEcca, Suhail waded
through the bodies, and found the bodies of the eight member of the
Council.  However, he could not find the body of the Tisan, and he was
wrought with anger.  He wrested the souls of eight from their eternal
rest, and found from them that the Tisan had withdrawn.  Summoning his
mages, he attempted to divine where Tisan was hiding, for her magics
kept her securely hidden, and Suhail knew he was beaten, but would not
accpet it.  It is said that he made a pact with the Breaker, such that
the Breaker would summon him when Tisan was found, so Suhail would in
the end, be able to kill all of the nine.  Such is legend....