Duke Staptondon looked upward at the Royal Quarters, then turned back to Dominic.
"You know, the King is here right now, meeting with the King of Cygnia to help solidify his position. They worked together during the siege of Albroles by the undead, so it appears that they are strong allies.
But I don't know if he is going to try to get foreign assistance to maintain unity.
You see, he would only share a small border with Cygnia if we separated, and I would have a large amount of mostly useless land with an equally large border.
If he pressures the King to back him, we might be right back to the civil war, but without the sly tricks and theatrics."
Dominic nodded. "I can see how that would go. But the whole nation is in ruins, so at this point there is an argument to be made in any direction about what is the best way for it to move forward.
However, I think that your position might actually hold weight here.
