In the end, Lilim was the first to break the silence. "Your Highness Yuffie, you may not know me, but I know you very well."
"By the way, do you have no objections to Lynn's decision?"
Lilim had faith in Yuffie's abilities, which was why she wondered why Yuffie had thrown her full support behind Lynn.
Like a wife following her husband's lead.
But in response to Lilim's question, the clever Yuffie simply explained all of Lynn's arguments again. "I have no objections."
"If anything, I've been thinking that the North has too few top-tier fighters. The Kingdom of Ivrea is a large nation, but its top-tier fighters aren't united. Political infighting means there aren't many of them."
"At the same time, the North has too few supplies."
"Although we have superior weapons, our rule still lacks a solid foundation. Lynn's original development policies were the right ones. Changing course so suddenly would have a huge impact on the northern regime."
"We need to worry about the strength of our foundations."
"To ensure we have a sufficient basis for rule, the North has to safeguard the people's livelihoods and the economy. In other words, we can't bring our full military potential to bear."
"So the only way to make up for that is through technology, innovative command strategies, and capable people."
"What Lynn said just now was really meant to win our support. This place lacks top-tier fighters."
"A third of the Northwest Knight Order retired and went into business after the civil war."
"I heard the same was true of the demi-humans. Some of them went off to do other things."
"As for Lynn's father, I don't think he'd ask him."
"That leaves the Wendigos and the former knights' captains as fighters who can match an Eighth Order warrior."