While biomancy was good and all, for now, she had had enough of the field. And returned to a more familiar field for herself. Advanced elementalism is the deeper study of manipulating the natural elements, harnessing their power for various purposes.
In her particular case, her natural talent for cryomancy, or ice magic, is due to the extreme cold winter she was born in. With further forays into the more advanced subfields of elementalism, she hoped to enhance her abilities and become a master in her craft. The intricate control over ice and snow that cryomancy offered intrigued her, pushing her to explore the limits of her powers in this specialised area of elemental magic.
The princess had already begun theorising and writing treatises about her new studies and had also bought a book about the exact anatomy of vampires when compared to normal humanoids. If anything, she had seemed to make it her life's mission to preserve the kingdom should the prophesied threat come true.
Her dedication to her studies was unmatched, as she spent countless hours practising and honing her skills.
But it was, of course, her concern; just as you left the matters of the spiritual to the priests, so you left the matters of the arcane to the princess, who by now had earned a second title: <span class="mu-i"> Hofmagier </span> (Court mage), which entitled her to a salary beyond her usual allowance, a just reward, so you thought. You also bestowed upon her the lease of some fields, to allow for a more sustainable income.
There was, however, the matter of the isles to consider; they are still under effective military occupation, with the administration having been created ad hoc.
The question pertaining to the <span class="mu-i"> Reichsrat </span> (Council of the realm) was thuswise: How should the islands be integrated? Should they be made into Amts covering their entire land base, or should they be split? The Reichsrat debated extensively on the matter, considering the implications of both options.
They were relatively sparsely populated, so putting them under one amt would make the most sense, was the argument for those who wished to preserve the islands intact.
The counterargument was that splitting the islands into separate amts would allow for more localised governance of the various communities residing on each island.
But ultimately, the decision fell to the King, that being you, to make the ultimate call on the issue.
>They shall be split into smaller amts.
>Keep the islands as their own amts.
