[@The Valkyrie] The king was sick most of the time, staying in bed and so on and so forth. Jack had to deal with most of the matters while the King approved his projects. Just like he slipped that peace treaty agreement he slipped many other things in the King's hand.

The religious figureheads are corrupt. And it also depends on how wide spread the religion is. Do the 2 kingdoms have a single religion? Are the religious organs of the 2 kingdoms connected and cooperate with each other?
I thought of this religion as one belonging only to the kingdom of Slibah. And this [b]is[/b] the oldest religion in the land as it was the first. I mean, the kingdom was created 100 years ago and I didn't see any specified religion when it was created. So you see, it is pretty easy to manipulate a religion like this. The people side with it since it was from the beginning and it actively supports the people. The King, since the religion strictly belongs only within the kingdom has it easy to control it.

In the last few years it has started to spread outside along with the increased trading back and forth with the kingdoms overseas. But since it originated in SLibah, the king has it easy to control it. You think you can't just win over someone and kill those who refuse to give in, making your piece become the king?