It had been months since relations had soured between the Kalmar Union and the German Empire. In retaliation for how poorly Alvar had treated his wife, Berengar had not only closed the Reich's borders with their northern neighbor, but had also halted any and all trade.
The official reasoning for such a drastic measure? The human trafficking ring that had previously existed within the Kalmar Union. As far as the German people were concerned, it was no longer safe to travel north.
At first, Alvar had laughed at this petty response by the Kaiser. However, now he was beginning to become desperate as the Kalmar Union's reserves of both luxury goods and necessities, which had previously been imported from the Reich, were now drying up.
