Technically, under a century-old treaty, Sunset Province, once part of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee, was under the Great Rift Valley’s control.0

But after supporting the unreliable Bugra Free State as a proxy, the Great Rift Valley clearly lost interest in the wasteland’s mess and became a passive megashelter under their Divine Shield System, even ignoring the Bonechewer Clan right under its nose.2

So, with the Great Rift Valley unwilling to intervene in the Sunset Province, and the Academy unwilling to abandon the grain-rich Golden Lizard Kingdom, it made sense for a mid-tier figure with authority to be sent as mediator.0

C-class was too low and an A-class was too valuable to risk capture or death. In the end, the mediator had to be a B-class member.0

Then came the coincidence.0

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