Mira chewed on her lip as she considered the facts brought forth by Erick and Zander.
"So what you are saying is that Alastaire is trying to acquire all the lands that are part of the Southern Realm. At the same time, he is trying to mollify Erick with princesses from these fallen kingdoms?"
She shrugged. "I am not sure I understand why he's trying to pacify Erick."
Zander chuckled. "It's so that Erick will leave those kingdoms alone and not cause him any grief."
"But…why?" Mira turned a puzzled face at Zander.
Zander smiled and dropped a kiss on her upturned face.
"Because he has bigger fish to fry."
Beside Mira, Erick snorted with disgust. "Leave him alone after he nearly killed me and Zander? Good luck with that."
Zander laughed at Erick. "But it's not just the Southern Realm he wants. He also tried to go after my Northern Realm by getting rid of me and my parents."
