And anyway, who is to say that the alliance between Coria and Eston won't spice things up in the future? People are complaining about the same sides always duking it out and things never being shaken up. How does Coria, a Cagilan colony, taking a step closer in friendship to the Northern realms not add the possibility for change in the future?
Because it's not "Cagilan colony moving closer to northerners" it's "Eston moving into Cagilan sphere", in effect if not in name. From everything I've heard the odds are much better of that than what you're describing. Which...Means that continued Cagilan dominance is more likely. Which means...Not changing politics.
