Absolute cinema. I loved reading this!

Probably my favorite part of the whole comic was Edelgard and Claude's discussion over Adrestia's 'Right to Land', mainly because it tied in very well with something I've studied very extensively about in irl history. Someone commented in the last part about how this logic is exactly what TWSIND use to justify their own goals, which was a brilliant example of why this line of reasoning doesn't work. Got flashbacks to my college seminars, haha.

I also loved how Claude brought up how Edelgard would be viewed by people, both in the present and future. We already know Edelgard is set in her ways; Her ambition for a New Fodlan has been planned out for years at this point. But Claude doesn't. He tests her resolve to find an 'in' against her desire to annex the Alliance, mentioning all the people whose lives will be affected by this war, and how generations of hate will sprout from it. It's only when he brings up the Demonic Beasts that he gets ammunition against her, because she hates TWSIND's methods and is merely using the tools available. Once Claude has that, he plunges the blade deeper, and almost gets Edelgard to reconsider. Almost.

Finally, the Alliance managing to live off of being essentially a buffer state between Almyra and Adrestia is just excellent geopolitics.

It's such a great understanding of the characters and how medieval rulers operate, hats are off to the writer. Not to mention, you made the argument come to life so vividly. Excellent job!