Together with the Jiri, Hak’rin lead his people, the Demwir, on a campaign to take the land for themselves. First, he took the Meer totally by surpise. The Meer leaders took no heed to early warnings (though they are not at fault - stress this) and the Demwir took the forest for theirs. They slaughtered all who opposed so most Meer just fled. All resistance was annihilated without much of a fight.
With the Meer vanished as an organized force and now assimilated as men (most), Hak’rin forsaw that if he should lay low, the leaders of the rest of the world would not send aid to stop his forces. So there Hak’rin lay dormant for 10 years. He used this time to hone his skills with the blade and further practice his wizardry.
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