Volume Twenty-One: The Dark Road, Chapter Twelve: Surfacing

"Your Majesty, you might have heard something about the population composition of our Caucasus and Leon Region. The indigenous people of the Caucasus numbered only a few thousand before Lord Komer arrived, and it was the 100,000 immigrants from Susoer, Meine, and Myron that gave the Caucasus some semblance of vitality. As for Leon, that area is even larger, and though its population is not small, most are Half-Beastmen, with Mortals being a minority. Among the immigrants from the three places, many are of the Half-Elf Clan. Therefore, the racial diversity within Lord Komer's territory is quite vast, and the policies adopted are relatively lax, resulting in a large number of Barbarians from the surrounding territories migrating to the Caucasus to find work and food due to famine." Komer was, of course, aware of Joao II's concerns and he needed to carefully alleviate the suspicions of this skeptical king.