"Why would Barbariacca nation do something like that to their own citizens?"
Zoemi walked over to Miriette and stood by her side, raising his brow at the Far-South Tusk Tribe chief, Eltrena.
"We are not a part of the Barbariaca nation. Over half of the tribes living in the mountains are not affiliated with them in any way. We do not receive any protection of benefits and we do not pay taxes or even trade with them."
The woman responded, also raising her brow as if she didn't expect a question like that to be asked by anyone from Bellcephora.
"We are highlanders and we do not have a king or any sort of centralized government. I believe this is also the exact structure that the Barbariacca nation is using as a cover-up for whatever reason. The Bellcephora people we are trading with tend to call us barbarians as a whole, or at least they did at the beginning."
