"Alright." Duke Edmund's lips curled slightly, a hint of meaningfulness hidden in his smile.
He did not further comment on the merits of the choice, only lightly marked the area with a circle.
Then, he turned to the silent Willis, "And you, have you chosen?"
Willis did not answer immediately but stood quietly in front of the map, his brows furrowed.
Initially, like Pal, he thought of avoiding Snow Peak County and selecting an unnoticed corner to establish himself independently.
He was not willing to submit under his younger brother.
But during this northern journey, he saw too much; desolate villages, shattered forts, refugees frozen by the roadside, and skeletons gnawed by wild beasts.
The Northern Territory is not land for expansion but a battlefield that devours the weak.
Yet Louis managed to stand firm on this land.
