We started right away without resets, but if I had Riland from the start + 6 elves, which would be a shame to reset, then why RockMachine didn't reset, I don't know.. :)
I played via Expert Diplomacy and a horde of gr. kents at the Griffin Conservatory, ended up spotting the green relative, and just on 117 captured the castle — killed him on 121, also marked an external dwelling of pointy-ears along the way. On 123 I freely joined 70 gr. kents and checked the Conservatory — 3-4 with a gr. stack, decided not to lose troops)) and simply ran to the opponent, since he had no army at all after the first week, even though Sorcha was leveled up. On 125 I reached the castle, thought a bit (was without the spellbook, estimating a possible surrender), and there was also an alternative — to open the Cartographer in 2 turns, but still decided to attack the weak hero in the castle. 1500HP pulled it off!
The reveal showed there was a box with 15K experience behind a shifted guard and Expert Diplomacy, with decent treasure, so I arrived just in time.
Thanks for the game!
Confirmed