"…Sunpeak Town is the most central settlement in the Kingdom of Black Rose; it's the center of the spider web," Vaan answered.
"If Queen Henrietta didn't make Blackthorn City the capital of the kingdom to combat the threats of Gehenna in the north or if Gehenna didn't exist, Sunpeak Town would have been the ideal location geographically."
"The fastest route from one end to the opposite end of the kingdom would mostly pass through the Sunpeak Region. That's why Sunpeak Town is attractive as a city of trade. It has high traffic," Vaan stated. "Of course, I'm sure you already know this fact."
Cyrena nodded.
However, that wasn't why she asked the question. She felt like there was more to Sunpeak Town that attracted the various forces.
"Since the invention of magic airships and access to flight magic, fewer people have taken the ground route around the kingdom," Astoria mentioned thoughtfully. "At the very least, upper-class members deign to travel by foot."