Maurice looked utterly exasperated as he questioned the situation.
âSheâs claiming those lands as her own? Just like that?â
âYes, sheâs already taken over three abandoned territories in the wake of the Delphine Armyâs advance,â the messenger confirmed.
âBut no matter how abandoned they were, how could she take three territories in such a short time? Youâd need garrisons stationed there! How big is the Rayfold Army anyway?â
Claiming ownership of land wasnât as simple as just saying so. Even if the lands were unoccupied, deploying troops was necessary to secure them and call them your own.
The messenger, still unsure of himself, stammered a reply.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWell, uh... sheâs reportedly stationed about a hundred soldiers and one or two administrators in each lordâs manor... under the pretense of maintaining public order.â
But now that she had seized multiple lands, things were becoming very murky.
Maurice pressed his temples and groaned.
âThe agreement was to take back lands occupied by the enemy, right? Not to grab empty territory! Isnât this a little off?â
The lands Amelia had taken were those that the Delphine Army had swept through and abandoned in their march toward the capital. Technically, they were enemy-controlled territories that the loyalist faction had failed to manage.
However, the Delphine Army hadnât formally garrisoned them, leaving them truly empty.
This left Maurice feeling utterly conflicted.
âWhat am I supposed to do about this? Huh? What am I even supposed to do?â
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