Land Grab
The ambitious plan to undermine the Vulcan Empire had succeeded!
Ves, Minister Shederin and Calabast had each contributed their own expertise to push the dwarven state into the abyss.
The two advisors recognized that while the Vulcan Empire was strong on the surface, its interior had several vulnerable cracks.
Shederin keenly recognized that the Vulcanites were too immature as a people and that their state was not as well-run as it should be. Religion was the greatest fault line of the Vulcan Empire and it was the only element that could make its citizens forget about their hatred against the tall folk for a time!
Calabast grasped the finer psychology of the extremist dwarves and knew what was needed to push them into militancy. She had gone on missions before where she was tasked with triggering groups of people to perform actions they would otherwise refrain from doing by finding the right handle to push them into action.