Just as Ryan had said: as much grain as possible—he would take it all.
For Mihai, the same logic applied to weapons. And just as Ryan had suspected, House Fragoso was not acting alone.
Wary of drawing Imperial attention to the kingdom's internal tensions, Mihai avoided direct dealings with the other nobles of Northwind Province. However, she did suggest that Ryan could buy from them, then resell the weapons to her faction.
It was common knowledge throughout the region that Northwind Province was rich in iron ore.
After seeing Mihai off, Ryan wanted to gather more information about the Kingdom of Andara, but lacking proper agents or networks, he had to shelve the matter—for now.
Within days, he had already ordered his blacksmiths to start forging armor and weapons, and he sent Beard into Northwind Province to purchase more arms.
