What would the people of Lothian March need in order to end the string of wars that had plagued the March for generations before Loman was even born? The thought of what they needed in order to achieve peace wasn't something that came instantly to mind for the young priest, even though he wanted it for his people very badly.
For years, the promise of peace had dangled over the march like a carrot on a string. Defeat the Horse Lord, the Cat Lord, and the Demon Lady of the Vale, conquer the Southern Steppe, Airgead Mountain, and the Vale of Mists, and the March would be able to become a Duchy.
But even that wouldn't bring peace. Lothian March lay nestled in the foothills of the greater mountains to the west. The entire march was littered with places that were too difficult for soldiers to reach, where they had yet to exterminate the local demon populations.
