Improving Iron Mountains (Part 1)

Sigh.

"What's wrong?" Garan asked, crawling down to kiss her bare shoulder. He placed several kisses to various parts of her shoulders and neck, and his wife buried her soft hands in his hair. 

"Someone declared war on Iron Valley," she said, making Garan pause a little. He lifted his body a bit and placed a chaste kiss on her forehead before he sat up, knowing they had a job to do.

They really weren't surprised in the end. After all, Guia Village was a very rich village—and everyone knew this. They thrived on this reputation. 

Alterra earned a lot of resources from winning alone.

Unlike the poor Fargo Village that gave her a few hundred gold for taking over, Guia gave her a few thousand just for winning it, let alone taking over its warehouse.

What Althea didn't know yet was that she was very lucky because of her timing. If the war had been a few days later, she'd have gotten even less than what she got from Fargo.