If they encountered a monarch with the ambition to expand their territory, those small countries would probably become the first targets.
However, the largest power on this continent currently is still the Church. The surrounding small countries had early on aligned themselves with the Church and received its protection. Unless one wanted to go against the Church, no one would dare to make a move on the small countries right under the Church's nose.
The continent where the Winchester Kingdom is located is named the Nike continent, also known as the Western continent. The closest to the Western continent is the Tertia continent, also known as the Southern continent. With humanity's current maritime technology, only a small number of ships can reach the Tertia continent. The other two continents, due to the extreme distance and the disappearance of magic, had long lost contact with them over five hundred years ago.
