They regained their status as the most powerful house little by little, starting with the prince who was born of Norton and the queen of Dorian, who accepted to submit to Adas in exchange for forgiveness, however much the vassals of the house didn’t like it. After all, the kingdom of Dorian was quite strong, but lost some of this strength because of the war between Northon and Adas, both sides were weakened but the armies of the kingdom of Dorian and the house of the mc were weakened even more. Adas forgave and made the kingdom of dorian, which at that time was led by mc’s ancestor, a vassal of Petrus. But the descendants of the house of mc who were born later were well willing to make the family name and their house one of the most powerful and feared in the kingdom, not only to provoke the Elkar (hence the rivalry and competitiveness of the two houses), but also to protect their legacy and their descendants. And with each member of the mc’s family who made their names known and their house honored, the more the Elkar became suspicious and fearful that there might be another rebellion. It’s that typical saying “keep your friends close and your enemies closer”. For this reason some members of the house were rewarded with high-value positions among the nobles, whether they were part of the kingdom council or were commanders and warriors in battle.
And although the house of mc and the house Elkar hate each other ,they have also learned to value their united forces and that the best thing for all of them (petrunians and elementals) is to stay together ,there are other old enemies out there (Akalis and Suron) after all they also love their families and their power ,and little bible quote here “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” That’s basically it ,although there is great competitiveness between the houses and both sides nudge each other from time to time, united they are stronger. That’s why Eleazar accepts to submit, even though the house of mc is much more powerful than in the past, now being a great economic and military force. If the houses of Petrus (including mc’s) fight among themselves now, this could be a golden opportunity for other enemies to take advantage and try to conquer the Petrus continent, enslave and use Elementals (which yes, have already been hunted in the past, I was even thinking of making a mini game about it, but that would double my work here, maybe I’ll do it one day, we’ll see)
And the issue of Eleazar being the commander is not only something to keep his “enemy” close and with his ego up, but also to make it seem that they are very united and strong, that any threat that appears will be afraid of this alliance. Eleazar is indeed a brute force and a very skilled warrior, he does not like the king or the Elkar, but accepts the post of commander, being below the king, for the good of the family and the kingdom, although they hate each other very much.
So it is a stalemate, and a truce between the two greatest houses for the good of the kingdom and their families, and people too.
Bloodlegacies 