"The cyclopes are fearsome, but they're too far away to be a threat to us. King Lethoriel is called 'the Wise'

"The cyclopes are fearsome, but they're too far away to be a threat to us. King Lethoriel is called 'the Wise' for a reason — he decided that we would only engage them if they dared to move troops against us, and only to rebuff their attack. We would not initiate a war with them. The king and the court argued regularly with the princess on this topic — she felt that the threat should be nipped in the bud."