A Grateful Nation

The aerial fortress Urkon Azgal was situated exactly half over the Kingdom of Macelin and half over the territory of the Imperial garrison.

Naturally, the Kingdom of Macelin tried to claim that it held half the rights to Urkon Azgal, but...

"The dwarves have already chosen to walk alongside the Empire. Is the Kingdom of Macelin trying to deny that outright?"

Unable to offer any rebuttal to my words, they left without a fuss.

And as for the dwarves...

"This is a disaster. With a design like this... This isn't something we can fix and use; we'd be better off starting over from scratch."

"...."

Gilbat was receiving live instruction.

Whack! Whack! Whack!

In all my life, I never expected to see a dwarf deliver a rapid succession of kicks with such nimble footwork...