House Lomasa Unrepentant

EAST LEG - Despite the severing of economic ties not hitting the House of the Bear as hard as perhaps intended and disadvantage granted to House Lomasa, uproar over the Duke's decision is considerable but not as harsh as one might think.

Lomasa merchants with considerable investment in Nillu holdings appear to be the most unsettled by the decision and the number, while large, remains less than devastating. The various political alliances set between the typically dour, business-minded Nillus and the jovial Lomasa has always been an oddity, and some advantages can be drawn from the sudden lack of shrewd, uncompromising business-partners that the House of Bulls found in House Nillu.

While a recent meeting of Lomasa nobility aired deep misgivings, the house remains loyal to the Duke's ban though it is by no means celebrated. The Duke Lomasa has made few apologies for the decision. He claims to be open to reconcilation with their former partners, but claims lack of any outcry from the House of Bears toward the supposedly hostile and uncompromising diplomatic actions by the Duchess Nillu leads him to few regrets. His focus now rests on strengthening ties with the other Houses, banking on the House's pleasant nature and loyalty causing other nobility to find them more agreeable partners than the Nillu.