What was her plan if he said no? Like, he already had the territory, because that was the will of the people. He could keep the land, and they would still owe him the reperations. Honestly, I would have forced that anyway, just so that fucking family would stop trying to manipulate my kingdom...
Thank you so much Animeaddiction for posting this. It's a great series that scratches a deep deep itch in my brain. And you're doing a great job! it's very well adapted