CH344 Web of Motives II
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"Let's not waste time beating around the bush. Yes, I need your help. But it's not as though I—or rather, House Wastelander—will be the only ones to benefit."
Alric's tone was sharp, his gaze unwavering.
"You Machholts want to control members of the Fury family for their fighting prowess, which you covet so dearly. Especially if you can merge their Furor Bloodline into your own," he continued.
Without waiting for Erman's reply, Alric turned to Otto. "And you, Otto—your Reicherts want the northwestern lands from the Kellerman fief, the former Schaumer fief now under Earl Drake's control, along with the rest of the Dankrot region."
Though the Reichert domain held the status of a Duchy, its lands were poor in agriculture. It relied heavily on food imports from other regions of the Empire and even beyond. What it lacked in crops, however, it made up for in natural resources—rich veins of minerals and ores that fuelled its prosperity.
