"In Swargaloka Province, leadership lies with an elder council made up of dukes and other powerful nobles. The capital of our kingdom is the same.
Even though it's called the Bhumi Kingdom, there's no actual monarch, only representatives from each race. It's to ensure no single power rises above the others."
"Even after hundreds of years, tensions between the races still linger. And even with the Mist Monsters—our shared enemy—capable of attacking and destroying at any time, inter-racial politics never truly disappear."
His explanation only reinforced the gods' evaluation about this world's people, that even when united against a single enemy, they still found ways to quietly turn on each other.
Strength was supposed to come from unity, but instead, they were weakening themselves.
Tristan continued, "The peace treaty between humans and druids—led by Commander Gavin and Lady Vita, your father and mother—was one way to try to ease those tensions."
