Word of the secret alliance between Ava State and the new regime in Blackwater Province spread like wildfire throughout the empire, causing shock and outrage among the overlords.
The leader of Blackwater Province had dared to seize the Thorn Throne and defy the bronze crown, eliminating the royal faction in the Rose Palace and even taking control of the Church in Blackwater Province, ignoring the Astral Council's blockade. It seemed as if he was trying to completely escape the control of the empire's three titans.
If it weren't for the empire's focus on mobilizing for the Ava State expedition, they would have already sent their army to flatten Blackwater Province for their disobedience.
This was common knowledge among the citizens of the empire.
So when they heard that the new regime in Blackwater Province had teamed up with Ava State, they saw it as pure insanity.
