Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20181103233945/@comment-31763506-20190717171420

Sotter wrote: I really wonder how Simon and friends managed to lose the Shard when they had spare time for Wendis to lash out at reality by proxy as well as preparation for a hijack attempt. If the Empress was with Simon then Lustlord or Xerces would have come too late due to her barrier. While Sabitha is a wildcard I doubt she would do such a move when she gives Wendis a much needed Demonic Seed. So, it was either a contigency of Estaven, serving as a middle finger to anyone who managed to beat him, or Ginasta spared Simon from further corruption and walked off.

Watsonian Explanation: Wendis was too busy paying attention to Tanurak and trying to sneak off with the Sage of Ghenalon's motorcycle while no one was looking to have prepared for Estaven's Incubikaze attack.

Doylist Explanation: If we had set off a shard acquisition cascade, the game would have ended.