This chapter may be my shortest one yet.
Chapter 42: Revolution
The easternmost province of Toldor was the Begnion province least affected by both Great Wars, which is why the taxes for the area were the highest on record. The standard of living for the people of that province decreased dramatically, as Sanaki shoved ridiculously high taxes down their throats to fund her wars and to make enough money to fulfill her ultimate desire. Even now, with the medallion in her hand, Sanaki still thought that she could increase taxes for the province... But she was proven wrong.
The governor of Toldor, Duke Tendin, decided that enough was enough. He assumed the rank of King of Toldor, and was given unanimous support by the people of the province, as well as by all the military forces stationed there. At Nulox bridge, the large bridge that divided Toldor and Ankor provinces from the rest of Begnion, the combined might of both Toldor and Ankor province (as Ankor province resented Sanaki's taxing of them and ignoring of their needs) defeated the Begnion army guarding the bridge. The nation of Toldor was thus established, with Tendin as its King.
With Toldor having split from Begnion, the furious Apostle ordered her armies to march upon the Bridge. Unfortunately, they were defeated once again. The sickened Sanaki left a substantial amount of troops to hold off the Toldoran forces, while the rest of the Begnion forces were sent to defend the nation. In other words, destroy Ike's army.
The nation of Daein was the first to hear of Toldor's revolution, as Daein was the nearest of the allied nations to Toldor. Daein immediately sent envoys to Toldor as a proposal for an alliance, but King Tendin, wishing for the certainty of Toldor's sovereignty, killed the messenger. From that point forward, relations between Toldor and Daein were hostile.
Crimea, with Daein's consent, decided to send another envoy to try to patch up relations. The envoy was mugged by Toldoran troops guarding the mountain pass separating Daein from Toldor. He was robbed of all goods and spat on by those troops. Humiliated, the envoy was forced to reenter Daein, where he was treated kindly and envoys were sent to Crimea informing Elincia of the situation. Both Jill and Elincia agreed that an alliance with Toldor was definitely not worth the effort. A hostile nation like that would be a horrible ally indeed.
With this in mind, Jill sent a weary message to Ike and Tauroneo's troops in the field: avoid Toldor at all costs, for they were also foes of the Alliance. Both Generals were quite sad that relations had become so poor between Daein, Crimea, and a potential ally. But, they accepted the circumstances and marched on...
Don't worry, you'll be seeing more chapters soon!
