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Rex had his eye on Darrowshire, so naturally, he had to drag out the matter of the Lord of Darrowshire. This amounted to settling an old score. Using that territory to settle the Draenei would cause some upheaval in Gilneas, but after careful analysis, Rex had concluded that the benefits still outweighed the drawbacks.
Many problems in the world were like that. It was not that a plan had no drawbacks; as long as you weighed everything and found that the benefits outweighed the costs, you could go ahead with it.
That was precisely the situation Rex now faced. The prospect tempted him, and that was what had brought him to the Royal Palace.
He needed to persuade King Genn to approve his request and accept his terms.
Rex had worked it all out nicely in his head, but actually carrying it through presented quite a few difficulties. The greatest was obtaining King Genn's consent. Rex could accept ceding a territory to the Draenei, but King Genn clearly placed enormous value on land. Without some persuasion, he was absolutely certain to refuse.
Given Azeroth's current level of productivity, land was valued just as highly as it had been in ancient China. The prevailing belief was that having land meant having everything.
What made someone a noble? Land and estates. Those were what made a noble.
Precisely because of those concerns, Rex had not brought the matter to King Genn as soon as he discovered the Draenei. Instead, he had let it simmer for a while and searched for a suitable pretext before taking the opportunity to persuade him.
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