Two Issues

Everything was carrying on as it was supposed to happen. Whether it was Kahn studying and perfecting his Rune training or the Church making their moves before the blacksmithing duel that was about to happen in 4 months from now on in order to overthrow the imperial rule. 

As the days closed by, Hector was making rapid decisions among his followers and trying to sway as many people as he could whether they were influential people in the empire, owned big franchises, selling favors to nobles or even using his authority as the prince to make underhanded and unethical deals just so he could increase his support to become the Crown Prince. 

Venessa on the other end fared far better because to many of her followers, she was on good terms with Throk who occasionally called her to meet her or Kahn, the old dwarf's disciple who was to participate in the duel.