"Cooperation..."
"The Society actually wants to cooperate with the Temperance Faction?"
On his way back, Lorne recalled the intelligence Johnny had just provided and could not help frowning.
Since this concerned Sharron and Maric, he had to take it seriously.
"But what does the Temperance Faction have to offer the Society right now...? They can barely keep themselves alive."
It was not that Lorne looked down on the Temperance Faction. From Sharron and Maric's current circumstances and their accounts of everyday life, he could roughly infer the state of the faction as a whole.
Fragmented, hunted down mercilessly by the Indulgence Faction, and forced to scurry around the Northern Continent like rats...
"The Southern Continent..."
After turning it over in his mind, Lorne felt that the only possible reason the Society wanted to cooperate with the Temperance Faction was the recent unrest in the Southern Continent.
After all, the Rose School had originated in the Highland Kingdom of the Southern Continent and possessed deeply rooted influence there. If the Society had plans or operations in that region, it would most likely come into direct conflict with the Indulgence Faction, which currently controlled the school.
"So the Society needs the Temperance Faction's help to counterbalance them..." Lorne rubbed his chin, finding this explanation highly plausible.
In fact, from a purely pragmatic perspective, since the Temperance Faction was being hunted down so brutally, cooperating with the Truth Society and seeking its protection would not be a bad choice.
After all, the Society had several angels, including Antigonus. Historically, there had been no particular conflict or enmity between the Temperance Faction and the Society, either.
Still, there was a considerable gap between a rational hypothesis and putting it into practice.
"Perhaps I can find an opportunity to mention this to Sharron."
"But before