if that wasn't at least a factor in the decision, it would make the alliance a pretty ungrateful bunch, from a narrative overwatch POV
I mean good people are still constrained by the politics of social interaction. And as I recall the final judgement involved the entire alliance governing body, so that's 十王司、六御、四龙尊(minus the one on trial)、七天将. (According to lore explainer, Jing Yuan was crucial in getting the Ten-Lords to agree involving input from the other powers that be.) And at the very least according to one egg memory, one Preceptor of Fanghu wanted even more fellow Vidyadhara punished for the Sedition.
This suggests that even Vidyadhara on other ships were ready to cut ties with the IL faction. So lowering the sentence from death to molting was probably not favorably received overall, even knowing IL guarded the Arbor for thousands of years. With that political environment...well, I wouldn't say it makes the alliance ungrateful (also the Alliance is very much Not A Monolith) so much as there were far bigger political interests that needed balancing than "guy was useful, we should show mercy". Mercy and gratitude are rarely factors when it comes to big political trials.
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Date: 2024-09-12 08:08 (UTC)I mean good people are still constrained by the politics of social interaction. And as I recall the final judgement involved the entire alliance governing body, so that's 十王司、六御、四龙尊(minus the one on trial)、七天将. (According to lore explainer, Jing Yuan was crucial in getting the Ten-Lords to agree involving input from the other powers that be.) And at the very least according to one egg memory, one Preceptor of Fanghu wanted even more fellow Vidyadhara punished for the Sedition.
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This suggests that even Vidyadhara on other ships were ready to cut ties with the IL faction. So lowering the sentence from death to molting was probably not favorably received overall, even knowing IL guarded the Arbor for thousands of years. With that political environment...well, I wouldn't say it makes the alliance ungrateful (also the Alliance is very much Not A Monolith) so much as there were far bigger political interests that needed balancing than "guy was useful, we should show mercy". Mercy and gratitude are rarely factors when it comes to big political trials.