Question about the second book
Hey everyone, so I am reading the Well of Ascension and had a thought.
Ham said that most soldiers in Lord Rulers army were skaa, so I assume that in Staff's and Cetts army most are also skaa.
Wouldn't it be a good idea for Breeze while he was with Cett, to just tell skaa about the freedom that Elend gave skaa under his rule?
I am sure at least a couple thousand would have deserted, especially since Cett explicitly says that he is very hard on skaa.
Generally in history the problem of deserters during long military campaigns in medieval times, especially sieges, was very acknowledged. If Cett came with 40 thousand troops, even without Breeze convincing the skaa to desert, I would say he would be very lucky if 37-35 of those stayed there after 2-3 months of siege.
Now with Breeze actively spreading knowledge of how skaa live under Elend, I would say Cett would be lucky if he had 30 thousand stay with him.
But this option doesn't even seem to be discussed between the crew.....
Staff btw would have the same problems.