'Turbulent times are approaching. But, it's hard to say that the circumstances favor Amaharpe and its allies.'
Amaharpe and its allies were forced to retreat from the Demilitarization Belt due Ekquilore's appearance.
It was not as though Ekquilore could not be defeated; however, with the support of the Tempest allied forces, Ekquilore's total erasure was not guaranteed. After all, if one did not completely eradicate a Shadahi, they would merely return stronger and gain a powerful immunity to whatever previously injured them.
But, that did not mean that Amaharpe and its allies would allow Ekquilore and the Tempest allied forces to continue to do as they please within the Demilitarization Belt.