Which was indeed what some people thought, but from Corbie's view, "Nah, it's more a greed thing. Playing Corambis and Caloxa off each other, and as the trade hub between them, Bernatha profited. Even through two wars, because why the hell not."

She squatted down to scoop up more snow. "Right now, though, important part is that Bernatha was practically in the harbor, so it didn't snow much at all. I got a lot of lost time to make up for."