In reality, the Empire's spies from those years might not have fully uncovered the truth about Glazed Pavilion, or perhaps they did but chose not to report it.
The only certainty is that relatives of some of the spies involved in the operation amassed considerable wealth through trade within a few short years following the event.
The secret passage leading directly from Glazed Pavilion to the Snow Kingdom palace has been preserved to this day.
Regrettably, the current occupants of the passage are Blight, Woody, and their loyal guards, all faithful to the Empire.
Blight was emotionally opposed to fleeing; he wanted to fight in Mingate until the very last moment, and he hoped the pessimistic jailer could survive and leave.
While Blight considered himself to be of exceptional cunning, he paled in comparison to Messy.
