On the second day after reaching an agreement with Dawn Cicada, Rita went to Dawn as promised. She turned the designated portion of players into cookies and took them away. As for Maple Syrup's free cookie quota, that was a separate deal between Maple Syrup and Dawn Cicada.
That same day was also when Dark Reef descended upon Tiger Ear.
The day before, while Rita was making cookies, Tiger Ear's other leaders had already guessed what Tiger Ear Quex intended to do. But strength determined authority. They couldn't defeat Quex, and Tiger Ear still depended on her world skill. Cooperation was their only option.
Moreover, in that situation, there was no point wasting time condemning Quex. It was better to secure as many cookie slots as possible for their own people.
But when the war truly began, when Tiger Ear Quex personally shattered Tiger Ear, the resentment and unwillingness they had suppressed finally erupted.
