Expansion. That very word made Raphael turn away. It was true that the dragon island realm would expand from time to time, and it wasn't because they had to scour for resources. These expansions were to cater to the number of members that the dragon island had.
Moreover, the realm didn't make the island expand; it was the territory that did.
Most of the dragon island realm's people were underwater. The lands under the island belonged to the moonlight dragons as well, but the ones underneath were their second-class members. The overlord had never graced that part, but the all-powerful Island Mother would watch it.
Hence, the fears of the island had been so complicated. Ever since Sinclair reincarnated into a human outside their island, the other races had been revolting. The clan only had two things that kept the other clans from attacking them: one was Rosen's strength, and the other was the Moon Goddess's bountiful blessings.
