Ambition

'He did it once again"

Theses words reverberated inside the minds of all the Island Lords. 

A huge feeling of danger and insecurity enveloped the minds of those Lords. They all summoned their advisors and generals to find a countermeasure against the Seashell Island Lord.

A few of them instead immediately sent their envoys to the Seashell island to discuss for a possible alliance or something that can make them allies, like a marriage pact. 

Alex refused such proposals almost immediately because he didn't want to marry someone out of political interest. Alex also didn't want to form any close relationship with those island lords because a tiger cannot make friendship with its prey.