Dean and Brian were not overly concerned about the Holy Council's reaction.
The possibility of a catastrophic fallout was extremely slim.
Throughout the course of history, whether in the Eastern or Western hemisphere, among the privileged or the emperors, as long as they were somewhat sane, compromise was their most common method when faced with threats to their survival.
The reason was simple: they had too much to lose.
The more they had, the more cowardly they became.
Under the premise that Dean and his allies were capable of severely damaging or even annihilating one or more of their numbers, these families and powers would not easily make a move without absolute certainty.
They had no reason to gamble.
As Dean had predicted.
At dawn, he received a communication from General Brington indicating that the newly appointed Holy Council invited him to negotiate and resolve the current issue.
Dean handed the communication device to Brian, saying seriously,
"Listen, Brian,
