Considering he ascended to the throne out of a knee-jerk reaction, King Stephano III was not prepared for the mess his father had left behind.
The bloody war of Letum was his biggest issue as he looked through records containing oversight and a complete and total lack of planning. Things were piling up and the situation in the north became worse.
His father's plan for the war was to throw as much manpower as he could until the problem was solved. There was no strategy or seeking a true solution. Bodies were starting to pile high and the kingdom was feeling the effects of able-bodied men being sent to the front lines.
He knew solving the war was a surefire way of proving himself worthy to the kingdom.
