After watching the military exercise, Cassius returned to the cave, where the Great Goblin presented another secret report.
He examined it carefully.
The report was titled "Notes on the Northern Tripartite Alliance."
"In terms of direct military power comparison, the Boske Duchy is obviously far superior to the combined strengths of Rackman and Notte Duchies.
Boske emerged victorious in the internal struggles of the Northern United Kingdom. It gained a special status in the "Lionheart Alliance" a century ago and has since occupied the southern part of the Anzeta Wasteland as the nominal controllers of the United Kingdom.
However, their relationship with other duchies has always been subtle and distant. The current Grand Duke of Boske dreams of a unified, federated kingdom, so he does not fully exert his strength to assist any particular country but rather prefers to see his neighbors' power weakened.
