Taking the relic home, as it happened, wasn't so easy.
The location was a big problem. While the Mallarc and Mortix had considerable influence in the Eastern Federation, it wasn't the case with the other states. The Southern Kingdom was easier since Mortix had a lot of business agreements in their land. Western Republic, on the other hand...
People said those who live opposite of each other inevitably end up as enemies. That seemed to be so between the East and the West of the continent. They had too many differences within their principle that they could hardly see each other in a good light.
The devoted Westerners, who revered and worshiped the patron deities as their Gods, could not take the Easterners' view of seeing those deities as mere providers who gave back as a consequence of their actions.
