The Castilians bore a deep-rooted memory of Charlemagne, their minds filled with various cruel methods of retribution, hoping to put them into practice.
However, reality and ideals always maintained a significant difference. Losing half of their naval main force, their most prosperous trade port city wiped out, their already-small population reduced further by over 300,000 citizens, and the invaded region of Catalonia completely burnt into valueless scorched earth…
Spain, nearly crippled and reduced to third-world status in this war, was clearly unable to combat Charlemagne again even with the collective faith of the nation placed in a plea to the Mother Goddess. The deity was not one to simply fulfill all requests, and in a conflict where both sides were her believers, She tended to favor the stronger side.
