Theron's knowledge of empires outside of Black Clan territory was incredibly limited. And by limited… he meant that he knew nothing at all.
In fact, in practice, he knew too little about the Black Clan as well.
How many powers were there on the level of the Black Clan? Did they all have as many subordinate powers as the Black Clan? Which of them were enemies of the Black Clan, and which could be considered allies?
Were the Black Clan and those on their level truly considered to be the strongest on the continent? Or were there levels beyond?
Some of those questions Theron could answer based on deductions from information he already had. But most of them he would be foolish to even try in the first place.
