No one had expected this matter to cause such an uproar. Compared to the Wind Spirits, the hatred between the Fanzan people and the Cruzian people was a brother-against-brother feud, while the hatred between the elves of Saint Osore and the undead of Madara was a blood feud.
Ever since the first Gravel Valley War in the Year of the Chain, elves and undead had repeatedly slaughtered one another in the lands south of the White Mountains. Nearly every one of those wars had been far larger and bloodier than the conflicts between Eluin and Madara.
Countless elves lay buried in the lands south of the White Mountains. Even forty years ago, the elves had lost one of their Elf Kings in that war.
Since Madara's second expansion in history, its primary direction of attack had been east of Saint Osore, eventually opening a passage to the Alqash Mountains. In this timeline, the hatred between the two sides had not yet reached the point of mutual annihilation, but it was not far off.
The other nations living under the light also harbored deep suspicions toward this kingdom of darkness. Thus, on the question of an alliance with the undead, even the Cruzian people themselves—the ones most in need of reinforcements at that moment—could not help but hesitate.
The Fanzan people and Tumen, however, showed a firm determination on this issue. The Fanzan Knight Commander had even gone so far as to threaten to withdraw before barely managing to get the undead delegation admitted to the talks.
The situation was still far from optimistic. During the conference, the Wind Spirits treated Madara's undead with icy disdain, and the meeting consequently fell into an endless deadlock.
Walla and Old Chancellor Nidwen had repeatedly taken on the role of intermediaries among the three