The king was not afraid to shuffle the power structure of the North - the Houses along the western coast were simply too weak. This would give them the much-desired leg up and shore up the defences of the western coast. And it wouldn't be quick too - even with a limited city charter, building up the city would take manpower, time, and coin, let alone a harbour and a shipyard. A greater part of a decade of harsh labour and planning would have to pass for Glover, Blackwood, and Dustin to even near their projects to completion and double that to begin seeing the fruits of their labour.