I didn't say in the election that I wouldn't secede. I said later had I been elected I would have moved the capitol much further south and the north would have had to split off. I should have been more clear.
In my initial letter to dawn about the new realm was a report laying. Out my timeline and explaining what I had left to do before I was ready. It was quite clear it was a long way off. 10 recruitment centers built, more knights etc. Her response was to make it a public discussion and try to discredit Claudio.