"Tell me more about this," asked King Hugo to his advisor.
"The area is the meeting place of the three kingdoms and the only territory that has canal access for Thebis and Wolgast. The King of Northendell at that time agreed to the deal," explained the advisor.
He continued his words. "The king wanted to match their crown prince with a princess from Wolgast in the West. And the West provided conditions for opening up the territory so that they could easily access Thebis without paying multiple taxes to the North."
"Ah, about the arranged marriage that didn't happen," said King Hugo.
King Hugo rubbed his hands at this golden opportunity.
"Duke Pellington's family used to be part of Northendell. It's just that when the deal was made, they chose to join us. That's why they still own the mine there."
King Hugo smiled sinisterly. He rose from his chair.
"Well, sometimes we have to sacrifice something to get a bigger prey, right?"
