There were a few behind the scenes reasons why Rieleston did not declare war on the Barony over Kerwin, but the only one I will divulge is there was a long-standing relationship between a couple of nobles that delayed the war...which would have happened had Heorot not been formed and Kerwin got swept away when regions left. At the time, Rieleston wanted nothing more than Kerwin's head. One of my characters has been on the realm council since the beginning, so this is not conjecture.
