The speech that Rino gave only helped to ease the tensions between his villagers for a while. Most of them only tolerated each other. He was starting to understand the difficulty of ruling over people who were given free wills.
It wasn't this difficult in Noir Province, mostly because the only people who were not part of his shadow summons or soul bonds was Kragami. Rino got along with Kragami well, and the gnomes in Noir Province were loyal to him because of the soul bonds.
The earth gnomes in Town Zera might agree to be Rino's children, but they showed no willingness to bend to Rino's will, even after adoption. They enjoyed the privileges they were given and helped Rino with some tinkering projects like crafting the sprinklers.
