When Radensdorf became part of the royal demesne, the region's defense forces were placed under the command of the duchy army. As a result, the Military Department took control of Radensdorf's defense and came to wield enormous influence.
This shift also became the catalyst for the sudden rise of the Baron Sinclair family, into which Margareta, a daughter of the War Minister's family, had married. On top of that, Margareta was a decorated veteran of the civil war, recognized by the grand duke himself.
Now able to overpower the eastern nobles, who had never welcomed a woman in power unless that power came through inheritance, Margareta established herself as a formidable political force in Radensdorf, backed by the Military Department and a prince.
Her ascent had nothing to do with the family head's wishes, but Margareta's ambition knew no restraint. I worried she might be needlessly multiplying her political enemies, but she was full of confidence.
