Motivations

Rui's eyes widened. "What?"

"How did you miss the news?!"

"We just got back from training," Kane explained. "Are you serious?"

"Guardian Hrinil actually acquired a notice published by the Kaddar Treaty Alliance. It's all real!"

The man scurried away as Rui and Kane exchanged surprised expressions.

The nations of the Kaddar Region had never declared an open war on the Floating Sect, for reasons Rui had long realized. It could not afford to attack the island for fear of destabilizing the core esoteric ore that held the island together.

While there were skirmishes and the nations of the Kaddar Region had most certainly tried to make life harder for the Floating Sect, that was the limit that they could do.

Yet for some reason, that status quo had been abruptly upended.

Rui and Kane followed the crowd of guardians out to the open where a large notice had been pinned on a notice board.

[Ajanta Termination Act]