"So, the pavillion is officially crowded," Rykio noted, his eyes fixed on the map as if he could see the actual soldiers moving across the vellum. "Habadia has secured Kakunia. Which other vipers must we pull from the nest? How many princes will we truly find across the field with this one?"
"Oizen and Ezvanias are certainties," Alpheo replied, his hand sweeping north of the Habadian border with a chilling finality. "One is the one to gain most with their intervations of course, and Ezvanias follows wherever Habadia go. As for Agania and Reshania, the water is murkier. Rezvania is too far removed from Nibadur's immediate reach; they have little to gain from a campaign that would see them send an army across the south. And Agania…" A cynical smile touched Alpheo's lips. "Prince Veken has enough on his plate with the Latvians. Those wolves are always pacing the border, looking for any chance to give Agania a thorough pounding."
"Heh," Edric snickered, "Pounding."
