Suspicion

To avoid raising alarms, the meeting was wrapped up within just two hours. The leaders agreed that all further detailed planning would be conducted through the long-distance mana communication network in the form of secure documents. Any remaining discussions would be handled through that method to avoid the risk of having all Conclave civilizations’ leaders gathered in one place or being unavailable at the same time without an officially declared meeting.

This decision stemmed from the possibility that enemy spies had already infiltrated other territories, or even some lower-level governments, granting them potential access to sensitive information if such meetings became lengthy or occurred too frequently, especially when they were kept secret from the rest of the Conclave.