CH735 Narrative Control
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It was obvious he was intentionally guiding Alex's thoughts towards something.
"Your Grace is referring to territory?" Alex replied.
After all, every landed noble required land.
"House Skywalker's primary fiefdom now lies within the Great Berserk Beast Forest. Meanwhile, many of the peripheral territories that a restored House Skywalker could theoretically lay claim to have already been occupied by other noble Houses for decades.
"These nobles would undoubtedly oppose any attempt to restore House Skywalker's claim over the Tat Espa fiefdom and its associated territories."
"How do you propose we handle that?" Duke Cyrindale asked.
"According to noble convention, a lord who fails to protect and maintain control over his lands for an extended period forfeits his claim to them," Alex replied. "In that regard, the nobles who have occupied and governed the peripheral territories over the past century possess a stronger legal claim than I do.
