Volume 13: Sea Rain and Sky Wind, Chapter 25: New Starting Point

Komer nodded. Puber's idea coincided with his intentions. The Half-Beastmen could become his most loyal slaves, as long as he could conquer them, and now was the best opportunity. Their demands were low, merely a matter of food and warmth, which had largely been solved by the opening of the Catania River navigation. What he needed to consider now was how to take over the Leon Region smoothly and righteously.

This would depend not only on his own means but also on the level of support from the Central Kingdom and how the relationship between Homer and the Central Kingdom would deteriorate. Perhaps he should also play a role in this and pay back Philip, the old codger, for his "deep affection" for the Caucasus?