Chapter 309:
Isaac managed to stabilize the public sentiment in Kran Fortress by returning the looted goods and severely punishing the criminals. However, there was an even simpler and more effective method: aligning with the legitimate local leadership.
People have a psychological inertia; they don’t want the established order to collapse.
If Kran had a leader that Isaac could have persuaded to join his side, he wouldn’t have had to work so hard to control the public’s anger and prevent a revolt. Unfortunately, the king of Kran was now an undead outside the fortress, so Isaac had to bring in some moral justification.
Isaac had considered alternatives.
“Kran’s royal bloodline?”
“Yes. Batenna Kran must have had sons or daughters, right? Don’t tell me they were all captured and killed. Or perhaps they escaped with their father?”
Ciero looked puzzled at Isaac’s question.
“Well, I haven’t heard of anything like that, but I think there was a brother and sister.”
In the game, Kran Fortress was just a minor waypoint, only memorable because of its unique blessings, not because it was a significant strategic location.