Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20181103233945/@comment-36874080-20190731080349

Taking out the Sage makes Ghenalon more vulnerable on the Tower level. Maybe he wanted to reduce the disparity of power between Simon's sphere of influence and the rest of the world. Maybe he's got some Ghenaleses he'd like to kill through the Tower. Maybe he actually wants Ghenalon to ask Simon for Tower help for further reasons. Maybe he's simply meant as a distraction. We can only speculate wildly, but still, it can be part of a greater balancing act.