"Why?" Shore repeated.
"Yes, why?" the king asked.
It was just one word, but this question was not easy to answer.
"Because…" Shore said before trailing off.
The two of them knew exactly why, but why did it feel so hard to word it correctly?
"They weren't following the rules," Naga said.
"What rules?" the king asked.
"We are keeping each other in check," Naga explained. "None of us is allowed to grow too much. If one of us becomes too dangerous, the other four will pull them back down. More power for others means less power for us."
The king looked at Kyle. "Did you know of this agreement?"
"Not exactly, but it was kind of obvious that something like that existed. So, in a way, yeah," Kyle answered.
"And you attacked regardless?" the king asked.
"Not attacked," Kyle said. "We simply kept expanding."
"And you knew that this would invite retaliation?" the king asked.
"Yep," Kyle answered.
