To bad the Redguards don't just see it as a Medus blunder. Though a show weakness like that made them lose all respect for him and the empire. And it took years for them to win any respect from the Redguards. It took the siege of Orsinium before the Redguard even bothered to trade or ally with the orcs and Bretons. 

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