The Sun Fortress was the Lowland Duchy's key to maintaining its independence.
As the Valois Republic grew more intent on pulling the small coastal duchy into its sphere of influence and even tried to incite the populace to overthrow the Duke of Riednan's rule, the Duke chose to seek an audience with the Empire's new emperor.
As a result, the Lowland Duchy received substantial military aid from the Empire, and the Sun Fortress underwent retrofitting.
Thus, while the fortification still belonged to the Duchy, it had effectively become the westernmost point of the Empire's line of defense.
Paul and his army, along with the entire strength of the National Guard's Western Line, were concentrated for a key objective: to knock out the fortress and pass through the Lowland Duchy to attack the enemy... No, soon it would be the Lowland Federation or Republic...
