Hill watched the one person and one dragon bargaining on the huge screen.
Anyone could understand their conversation: the White Dragon Queen did not mind carrying Edna on her back while flying, but she minded that the dragon saddle the elves installed for her wasn't luxurious enough... Although the saddle woven from magical plants wasn't low in value, it had neither inlaid jewels nor gold and silver threads, and it was only comfortable to sit on.
Elvia would never agree to anything that only benefited Edna herself.
Therefore, even knowing that the relationship between the Habel Family and Aglaia City was definitely not as good as rumors outside said... the patriarch of the Habel Family had only sent Hill a few things before rumors spread in the Northlands that the Lord of Aglaia wanted to demarcate the entire area from the Hidden Forest to Aglaia City as her own territory.
Sending things just to disgust Hill—it was no wonder Hill simply rejected the Habel Family's request to send some Mage Apprentices to the Aglaia Mage Academy.
However, apart from displeasing that Lord of Aglaia, these words served no other purpose; after all, anyone with even a slight understanding of Hill knew that the Nature Mage with mysterious bloodline never competed with others for territory.
If he truly had any ambition, Waterdeep aside, Neverwinter could not survive at all. Mind you, while the Temple of Helm was willing to offend the Lord of Aglaia for the benefits offered by Neverwinter, that definitely did not include going to war with the other party.
As for Luskan, Toril people still would not view the former master of this city as an independent force... Even if pirates ruled this city for hundreds of years, no country would ever recognize their sovereignty.
Being a king