Better communication with your leaders... rather than spies 
No, we're still at spies. I play in Carelia, not in the north. Thus, the situation is quite important, but I don't get as much info as I'd like.
I can't emphasise enough that this peace was not an unconditional surrender. We want better relations with Eston, we don't see them a typical 'Northern' realm. Kerwin has gained them a lot of trust again, trust which was lost through the actions of Athena and Jean.
And with full passage rights,
I am perfectly happy with the treaty. I want those Vikings and Darkans ravaging the CE's north ASAP. The information I had told me that they couldn't do that, and I am wonderfully happy that it was my information that was inaccurate rather than the treaty being what I was informed it was.
