The Elven Country (4)

Five months have passed since I arrived in Inelda, and the preparations the elves had been making to create a river separating this land from the neighboring countries are complete.

Of course, saying that the river will separate this land from the neighboring countries does not mean that it will keep all of them away to the same degree.

Along the borders with countries hostile to the elves, the river will be wide, but I will make it meander to speed up the current, making it difficult to cross by bridge or ship.

For friendly countries, I will do the opposite: not only will I make the current gentle and easy to cross, I will also take care to ensure that the river benefits those countries.

Fortunately, the hostile and friendly countries are clearly separated geographically.

At present, five countries surround Inelda: Kazaria to the south, Kilgia to the west, Dyrigul to the northwest, Koful to the northeast, and Waiforen to the east.

Of those, the three countries hostile to the elves and having the Western religion as their state religion are Kazaria, Kilgia, and Dyrigul.

The religion came in from the west, so it was naturally stronger on the western side.

Well, it probably isn't quite that simple, but in any case, the clear division makes things easier.

Since there is a mountain belonging to no country directly to the north, it should be enough to use that as the boundary and make the entire western and southern regions difficult to cross...