The shock caused by this information was not small. Oliver immediately asked the question on everyone's mind, "How do the barbarians allow something like this to happen?"
The Shadow agent who was leading the information search operation and was the one who was speaking to them said, "Well, apparently the barbarians only care about raising money. Also, they have their guardian deity, and have son other things to not be afraid of the other groups."
Despite this, Oliver, Andrew, and Castor still couldn't believe it. While it is true that the barbarians retained the power of government over the city, the fact that there were 4 groups equally powerful as them was a problem, regardless of whether the guardian deity was on the side of the barbarians.
