When the Alliance showed signs of approaching Hector VIII, the Alfonso Sect's communications had already been established with the Alliance.
To be honest, the Alliance and the Alfonso Sect had always maintained contact.
The Alliance had dispatched numerous diplomatic envoys to various places, including Ironrage Rock, and Alfonso was no exception.
However, until now, the interactions between the two sides have been mundane, never touching upon important, useful, or core matters.
There wasn't much to discuss between the two sides anyway.
Things changed when the Alliance began its offensive in the Proudclaw Cosmos, and the Alfonso Sect's summoning of the Alliance Ambassador became more frequent.
Now, as the Alliance approached Hector VIII, a Principal Sage of the Alfonso Sect had even boarded a small vessel and blocked the path of the Alliance Fleet.