The Empire's group of envoys would not be leaving immediately. Saleen still needed to form his group of envoys carefully and interact more with Grand Mage Tiffany. His Majesty must definitely have more than one secret deal to discuss with Saleen. Other than allowing Saleen to send out troops, there would be other minor issues that both parties would like to discuss in private.
Saleen still needed to deploy an envoy to stay in Holy Rock City permanently. This would be a tough choice.
The pirates that had followed Saleen for the longest time were all very loyal, but not suited for such a role. On the other hand, the noble families that had pledged their allegiance to Saleen were not suitable either because the reliable ones had already been given ranks of nobility by him while the rest were not that dependable yet.
