With the current level of civilization displayed by the Outer City people, one cannot expect those 'underground godfathers' among them to understand the concept of a 'diplomatic incident' and the terrifying waves it can cause. The cause of this matter is likely a kidnapping for ransom.
But the massive chain reaction caused by the disappearance of the Pallian sisters frightened these guys, making them realize they had made a foolish and horrifying mistake.
I now just hope those ground moles still have some rationality left and won't kill to silence, trying to muddle through... Otherwise, this will be really difficult to handle.
Baroness Palian only has those two daughters, they are her lifeline. Once she loses them, with the resources the Bataxin Business Association can currently muster and Baroness Palian's transcendent status in the Transian political circle, I estimate the outcome for the Outer City people won't be too good."
