Alain stands visibly brightening at the news from Sir de Saint-Armand.
"Excellent.
I 'ave been speaking to ze King, Metz is formally 'anded over while ze remaining provinces are all part of ze Kings Demesne at zis point in time.
While I can understand ze issue wiz negotiating 'ard fought land to ze English, creating a France which is whole once more will at least shorten our boundries and ensure we 'ave a proper border to defend.
Zis is far more valuable zan 'aving enemies on both to our front and behind."
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