Change of Strategy

The once-perilous routes that that Yarzat's merchant ships took , filled with supplies for the Romelian Armada, finally found respite with the arrival of the ten ships Lord Caius had dispatched to guard them . 

Of course, this newfound security came at a cost, which was bore from them, apart naturally from the lowered price they were forced to sell the grain, there was also the problem of time.

Where once merchants could set out individually as soon as their holds were packed, eager to collect payment and prepare for their next voyage, the protection of the fleet introduced strict schedules. Now, convoys departed only on designated dates, carefully timed to allow the warships to escort the flotilla to the besieged isle and return for the next group. These intervals, spaced by necessity, meant fewer trips and, consequently, reduced profits for the merchants.