It had been a few weeks since Lucius infiltrated the city of Varris. With control of the area outside the city, General Faylin's forces were able to prevent any supplies from entering. Instead, those same supplies were confiscated and served to support their own soldiers. In addition to that, they were able to conduct small resupply runs over the southern border.
Though it would be fair to say that access to foreign trade was restored, without Varris under their control, trade would be risky. There were no other major hubs or stops that would be a safe place to rest for any merchant caravans which would open them up to attack on top of the travel fatigue. All of these were factors which would increase the cost of goods and could end up damaging the economy of Aedrider.
