People discussed angrily.
These nobles claimed that the citizens of Thunder City had sold their souls to the Demon, but it was evident they themselves were the true traitors!
They betrayed the ancient oaths and their homeland.
Though the Campbell Duchy had long been independent from the Kingdom, possessing many autonomous powers including diplomacy, nominally their Duke still pledged allegiance to the King... however, for the first time, the concept of a "nation" was imprinted so clearly in the hearts of every commoner.
They gradually realized that personal honor, factory orders, and bread on the table... everything was closely linked to the Duchy's fate.
If they couldn't unite against those hostile forces, foreign nobles would join forces with internal nobles to take away everything they had bled and sweated to accumulate!
With the birth of the "nation" concept, came the concept of "class".
