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Yes yes, the little farming towns of Lisdrey, Ceudau and Rostry may have had their misgivings at first but after you and your force pass through there's hardly a doubt among them. They aren't left to imagine what sort of splendid queen you are from your winter palace, but they are left with faith in their new and practical ruler. Enough so, that you get eager supporters misguided following your force out of the towns for a time until made to return home.
Ah, charming little places. Shame about the stupid dirty peasants inhabiting them, but it's a delightful little life they have and you are proud to govern them. Would that you could dismount your horse and interact with them all personally, but you have bigger matters to see to.
Particularly the situation with Apellen, the small inland city of the region. It seems likely that this is where at least two of your mercenary companies intend to stay, but the challenge is convincing the citizens to accommodate your forces. The same situation could also be expected of Delise, with the remainder of your force but you'll deal with that when you come to it.
>You will shoulder the bill for your mercenaries, for where they stay. Which you already somewhat are doing, but now that you can start having taxes collected in your name, it should be less burdensome.
>This may as well be an occupation. Let your mercenaries run the roost for as long as they remain, and any grievances the citizens have will be settled by you... in time, after this conflict is resolved.
>Let the representatives of these settlements come to you, and ask what favors they will of you in exchange for their hospitality towards your men. This also may be useful for assembling a temporary court for the region.
>The mercenaries shall be incorporated into the military component of the settlements. This comes with the risk of greater autonomy for said mercenaries and a more difficult time to coordinate them by your cause, but they can make their own enterprising efforts and grow and sustain themselves by the respective settlements. The region will become stronger as a whole, at the cost of your personal force weakening.
>Something else?
