Not only Covey, but even the critically injured sun gods, stared at Gannett's back. After all, they fought to keep their ownership of the land. If Burdett and the entire desert encompassing the Empire of Petraskia were sold to someone else…
Laugh! One of the knights suddenly laughed at the ridiculous notion. When they looked at him instead, Amon waved his hand. "If this was not Kanaru's home country, that would stand. But it is! King Fenris would never do something like that to Kanaru. Trust me, the crown would be asking for another kind of compensation. Also…"
He looked around the ruined castle. "Countries like this have no value to Middlemist. It's only another black hole of expenses as it is. I don't think His Grace would choose to blow the country's budget in rebuilding a country no one would like to live in. It's too far from the trade routes anyway…"
