Feordio told Rein and his team that after they came here in this remote region, they cut ties with almost all their public connections to keep themselves safe. But still in secret they still maintained their main communication line and were informed about all the major events of past decades.
The Donesier family had never given up on their title and were very much willing to get that back. They also wanted to take revenge on their enemies who were responsible for their downfall. But for any of that to happen, they first needed to have a powerful mage again in the family.
So for the next few decades, the Donesier family focused on creating as many offsprings as they could with the intention to give birth to a powerful heir with the talent for being a great mage. But the chance of being a mage was very illusory and most of their heirs did not have the talent.