VIII: The RiseSeveral years after Prince Vashel’s journey he returned and was crowned King with Merah by his side. Queen Elshen watched with pride before she retired to a quiet life in the countryside, though King Vashel often visited her, sources say.
To see a Reosean with a direct consequence of King Aster’s war live alongside the current King, even older Reoseans that still lived were starting to become more and more intrigued. The bonds between Reoseans and society surged. Eventually, the cities belonged to any society just as much as they belonged to Reoseans. There were more bonds than ever before- and not just in Warrenfall. Both they and Roenden welcomed the surge with open arms, overjoyed. Thedale’s Lords, however, now all having been replaced by younger successors, still kept their conservative minds. With the lack of magic now rampant in Thedale causing them to fall further behind in development in comparison to Roenden and Thedale, their focus shifted towards industrial improvement. Machines now doing the work that the absence of magic could not. Naturally, some machinery still applied the use of magic under restrictions and supervision. -- Summary of Chapter 8 in the History of Reos scholarly book, written by Vinicius Floren |
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