Richard understood.
He understood why the various Wizard Organizations were so eager to participate in this exchange convention, even going so far as to dispatch their most competent Wizards to preside over the meeting, thereby increasing their own influence.
It was quite simple, they all wanted to reap as many benefits as possible from the convention.
True, Deep Blue Castle had killed many of their people through conspiracy, and natural retaliation was beyond question. But what then? How would they handle things after revenge?
By that time, Deep Blue Castle would be utterly erased from the map of the East Coast, leaving a massive power vacuum in its wake.
It should be noted that this was an unprecedented event in the several centuries of East Coast history.
For hundreds of years, although the Wizard Organizations of the East Coast had engaged in constant political maneuvering, there had not been wild expansions or annexations, maintaining a relative balance of power.