This revelation dropped like a devastating array bomb in the command sanctuary.
First, the other three factions had no prior inkling that Prince Alaric was so intimately aligned with the Heavenly Sword Pavilion. Second, with the official title of Guardians of the Realm, their combined authority would expand exponentially across the northern territories without any imperial pushback. Even the aggressive Crimson Sect would be forced to retreat with their tails between their legs, completely breaking their momentum and reducing them to mere vassals before the united might of the four factions backed by the absolute power of the Kingdom.
