Leaving Rasul and Agrippina, Aske once again fell into contemplation.
The turning point that would decide the outcome of the civil war within the Empire was actually the Swabian Duchy's defection.
When the Falcon Family took control of the Swabian Duchy and declared their allegiance to the Emperor Camp, the end of the civil war had already started its countdown.
Of course, killing Alberto, the "Hidden Strings" demigod of the Wolf Family, would only make the Wolf Family surrender and capitulate even faster, which would objectively hasten the end of the civil war.
However, killing a demigod... that was no trivial matter.
Demigods usually refrained from acting simply because they did not want to squander their Spirituality unnecessarily. Once someone endangered their life, they would naturally spare no effort, and the lethality they unleashed was incredibly shocking.