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From a technical standpoint, this "compromise" would create an unprecedented tripartite monarchy, allowing Alfheim to expand with minimal costs and establish a major power capable of contending with Charlemagne.
However—
"What a shrewd calculation."
Listening to the two humans droning on with their empty promises, Brynhild in the dark chamber let out a disdainful snicker.
In name, it was a tripartite monarchy, but the benefits Ostoria and the Crown Domain received were so substantial, it would be more accurate to describe it as "Ostoria—Crown Domain—Alfheim". The two economically, technologically, and militarily backward territories were each responsible only for 20% of the shared expenses yet enjoyed the same rights as Alfheim, which bore 60% of the costs and almost all of the defense responsibilities, and they also ensured that Alfheim had no authority to intervene in their domestic affairs.
This was absolutely unacceptable.
