Statecraft: The Great Game Of Diplomacy, Espionage & War By Other Means, 1732, Rouen University Press' Wrote:…additionally, much criticism has been levied over the centuries against Heather Ingerman's espionage failures, especially those early in her tenure. Frequently, such critics find support in her own journals, especially with sufficient cherry-picking to avoid her own cogent analysis of what she did wrong and how to do better in the future. What many of these critics forget is that Ingerman was a teenaged girl at the time when she was first appointed to the role of spymaster of Berk; while she had been extensively trained as a spy agent, the higher-level skills required by her new elevated position took her some time to develop from first principles. It was not until later that she found a mentor in the arts of espionage that…
This week's A Thing of Vikings (which actually went up a little early so the author wouldn't miss the HTTYD panel at NYCC) begins in the Dartmoor Mountains, where the rumored dragons are eluding Hiccup's group... but, while they hunt small deer for their meals, other hunters seek larger quarry. In Bari, Sigurd Snotlout and the other riders wake up to new sleeping quarters and a rather urgent offer. Svanhildr returns to Nidaros with the other Berk-trained healers, and she and Ruffnut discuss medical matters. In the Broodery Annex on Berk, Fishlegs and the crew from Vedrarfjord discuss the finished work and the work that's still in progress. Back in Bari, Snotlout Sigurd gets a personal meeting with Gyrgir and comes to a decision about the catepan's offer. And we close back in Dartmoor, where Astrid figures things out at the very zero moment.
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