Brest
Excerpts from Chapter 2 of Deadly Secrets......
Controlling the vast span of land from the western
shores of Brest to the forest town of Loudéac, Boris
would have felt their burden the most. Knowing this
from the start, the duc called for complete isolation
from the troubled outside world. Already, Duc Boris
argued that such amnesty had brought forth hostility.
This was the reason for the rise in attacks from unruly
barbaric neighbors. Already the sea–raiding Saxons
had heavily hit along the sandy estuary of the Frémur
that marked the northeastern point of Boris’ domain.
Duc de Brest blamed it directly on King Ban’s open–arms
policy. The duc’s men were overburdened in trying to
maintain the peace.
In addition and more importantly, both Duc de
Brest and Jean–Claude strongly felt that those able to pay
their equal share of taxes should be required to pay
them. Furthermore, the two arch–ducs saw a likely
shift in power if the rich upper class from across the
channel were not required to pay taxes that they could
easily afford.