Chun discovered a problem: "Was Fafnir's original plan to send you to pick me up?"
"Yeah!"
"But it was the Church that brought me back!"
"There's no way around that. The Church has the highest authority! Although it doesn't get involved in city administration, when it comes to extraordinary events like plagues, its functions overlap with the City Lord's, and it ranks above the City Lord. If the City Lord isn't proactive in epidemic prevention, they can be held accountable by the Church."
Ah, so the Church is like the boss over the City Lord! And then folks like Fafnir, the Flowers of the Five Cities, are sent to the Golden Empire for further training, serving essentially as the Empire's spies. Even the City Lord's family becomes the boss! Tough gig for the City Lord.
