Ian had no comment on this; the Seven Cities Alliance was never a normal country. It was a conglomerate formed from the Empire's support and external pressure, with internal inheritance like that of Steep Ridge Fortress—not a bloodline inheritance, but a mysterious 'Mysterious Object of the Void,' whose source was deeply connected to the ancient 'Light Realm of the Void' at the center of Tranquil Sea.
This generation of the Seven Cities Alliance's Fifth Energy Level had long declared neutrality, secluded on Mount Kantamas. She was old enough, perhaps waiting for someone to win so she could pass on the Top Seat's Blood.
As for the disputes between the two sides, Ian believed half were true, the other half false—the internal conflicts within the Seven Cities Alliance had indeed reached an uncontrollable level, but to say there would be an internal war was exaggerated.
