It also didn't help that few people wanted to move to that area - the settlers who'd want to live in that region had, mostly, already settled there. Fortunately, Anke's diplomacy was able to win over his settlers - the people from his own lands were willing to join the kingdom - though they didn't want to move, lest they give up their attempt to claim the mine. The other two factions, though, had no interest in bending the knee, and wanted to remain independent... and claim the mine's wealth for themselves, the Numerians in particular acting hostile towards the 'imperialists', or so they referred to him and his people.<br/><br/>This was going to be a long road.