Second Siege of the Snake's Nest

The Second Siege of the Snake's Nest was an action fought between the Farmandrate of Kath and a rogue Reman army, the Legio de Nemus, occupying the fortress of the Snake's Nest on the outskirts of Ilahr.
== Background ==
The town of Ilahr held strategic significance for any commander attempting control of western Semnaria. As such, it was attacked in 655 by four rogue Reman legions seeking to establish a splinter state in the area. The Siege of the Snake's Nest lasted three years and resulted in the destruction of three of these legions by disease and betrayal. The remaining legion, the Legio de Nemus, took control of Ilahr in 658.
To the north, Parsanians still held strong. The splinter state of Kath had managed to claw its way to regional power, and the newly-crowned Farmandar of Kath realised that taking Ilahr would grant him a border with the Farmandrate of Rustif, an old and valued ally of his family's. So Kath prepared for war.
== The Siege ==
The Farmandar took the town of Ilahr in May 651 and laid siege to the detached fortress of the Snake's Nest at the same time. For the commander of the Legio de Nemus, who cared little for local politics and paid next to no attention to the local lords, this attack came completely out of the blue - he was stuck with enough food to last a paltry three months.
Several weeks in, a mysterious fire in the castle granary cut Reman food stores in half, and the Farmandar realised this. He was content to simply wait the defenders out and, in July of 651, his patience was rewarded. The defenders marched out under a flag of truce and were escorted as far as Podium by the Farmandar's men.
== Aftermath ==
Exactly as he had predicted, the conquest of Ilahr put the Farmandar within reach of Rustif. With this ally by his side, the Farmandar's power grew exponentially and his borders were fully secured several years later.
For the Legio de Nemus the future was less certain. After spending over four years wandering the wreckage of the Reman Republic, they faded away without a trace, a footnote on the pages of history.
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