Tehr held up his hands for peace.<strong>"Let us not forget that house Wynt may own the land that the mithril sits on, but we've already negotiated a very fair agreement that gives away the mining rights to that ore.  We can not count on that unfortunately.  However, I'm sure that if a market for such light and strong metal opened up in shipmaking, we would find Wynt Mithral being bought fairly to be used on said ships.  But that is a matter for another day.  Let me focus on what we all have before us."</strong><br/><br/>He turned to Rosalyn, "The use of Ironwood I'm sure would be a boon, and had not even known about your access to it.  But more to the point, most of Britannia's shipbuilding and major ports lay along the east coast of our nation.  A major port, from a trusted ally, or better yet a member in the trading company, would go a long way to fueling, stocking, and manning our ships before they set sail westward."  Then to Alex he said,<strong>"Likewise Hesfal could build up their docks outside of Dover, and we would find an underutilized bit of the nation turn into a major hub.  Since Dover is in the south east part of the nation, and almost one of the farthest parts that any ship would have to sail east before turning north and then back west to get to Londinium, it would make a perfect layover station for ships returning from voyages, whether or not they stopped at the elven docks in Wales.  For some investment now, your families lands could see a massive explosion in population and industry, refilling the coffers that house Hesfal has drained over the last few generations."</strong><br/><br/>To Emily he turned and said,<strong> "While it's true that hound riders might not be needed at sea, house Ravos could yet play a critical role.  In addition to funding, the hound riders of House Ravos could keep the roads of Britannia secure and safe while our eyes are turned elsewhere.  The newly opened trade roads west and north would need protection, and who would be better at patrolling and protecting those than the fierce and swift halflings of House Ravos?"</strong>