"The situation has changed."
This is a phrase often mentioned within the Order Bureau after the Decline Plague event.
When Oubos recovered from the aftermath of the disaster, the Order Bureau did not relax but became even more vigilant, wary of changes from the other side of the Narrow Countries, the Kagader Empire.
But amidst the heightened alertness, the Kagader Empire maintained an eerie calm. For a while, the King's Secret Swords seemed to have vanished, withdrawing from the Narrow Countries and regrouping within their borders.
The Order Bureau speculated that they were wary of the returning Xilin and the King's Shield Guard that was about to be rebuilt under Xilin's leadership.
An imminent civil war within the Kagader Empire that had been delayed for years.
The civil war did not break out.
