In the eyes of outsiders, the Winter Nation had always coveted the Holy Dragon Kingdom's lands; it was as if they were at odds with the Holy Dragon Kingdom. Even if the Elven Kingdom wanted to attack the Holy Dragon Kingdom, they would first have to ally with the Winter Nation, but that was only on the surface. Empress Gustav had an excellent relationship with King Landhar III in secret.
The relationship between the two could be traced back to a few decades ago. When she was young, she was not the first successor of the Winter Nation. King Landhar III had helped her ascend to her throne. That was a secret between the two. Even in the Winter Nation, very few people knew about that.
