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Arial had called for the assembly of the council, and was silently rehearsing what he would discuss as he dressed.

The trade route must be reopened, that was urgent. He would have to send letters to both the King and the northern lords in order to set that in motion.

There is also the matter of the new law and the legal system that needs to be established with the establishment of a new country

He carefully checked his reflection; he had found that, often, appearance alone was enough to make the enemy bow down.

Many lords submit after he defeated the Whitetree, and many common folk is happy when he became their lord.

That is because his family reputation that is known to be very generous which is the reputation of his father, while he was feared by his enemies.

Reputations are important.