Jerruth

Jerruth was a Kanese diplomat from Aska.Dancer's Lament, Chapter 2, US HC p.46
==In Dancer's Lament==
In the years before the foundation of the Malazan Empire, King Chulalorn the Third prepared to invade Li Heng. But first he sent Jerruth to the city as his emissary along with a score of the king's personal bodyguard, the Sword-Dancers, under the command of Captain Hallens. The diplomat met with The Protectress before her court emphasising the ancient pacts and alliances between the two nations that had served them so well under the old order. In the king's name, he invited Li Heng to become Chulalorn's most favoured trading partner. The sword-dancer, Iko, resented being sent away from her king to accompany the jumped-up Askan diplomat and 
thought him a fool for bowing and fawning over a process she thought merely a hollow pretence. The Protectress would not accept King Chulalorn's terms and both nations would soon be at war. Once his presentation was complete, Jerruth offered the spectacle of the sword-dancers' skills with their whipswords as entertainment for the court.Dancer's Lament, Chapter 2, US HC p.46/48/50
After Chulalorn's troops invested Li Heng, Jurreth's quarters were found empty by the sword-dancers who demanded his whereabouts. They were told the diplomat had gone over to the side of the Protectress with Captain Hallens reporting that he had taken Hengan gold to betray their king. Iko demanded they take his head for the king, but Hallens warned that the sword-dancers were technically hostages against the siege. Jerruth's punishment would come in due time.Dancer's Lament, Chapter 4, US HC p.90 The Nightblade assassin who secretly entered the city to meet with Hallens said the diplomat was "nothing" and would be found when the city fell.Dancer's Lament, Chapter 4, US HC p.92-93
==Notes and references==
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