"The Singularity will always be a part of it because it is power. And they crave that power. Over a year ago, a conflict arose between the three factions. During December, the Singularity's power dips and we can walk right up to it. Thorne wanted to use that time to try and feed energy to it, and the Free Cities and Solvunn intervened to steal that energy for themselves. It was the only time I've heard that the Summoned were pushed into direct conflict with one another."

That isn't to say it never happens. Istredd knows for a fact that the Summoned fight, they have their own reasons, and their own histories. But this was them doing something for their faction. He doesn't know what all the motivations were at the time, but it hasn't happened since then as far as he knows. It was still early on so they hadn't made the connections they have now.

"My guess is Thorne wants all its land back, and Free Cities wants Thorne to be destroyed. Solvunn says it is neutral and in a way it probably is, but it also is likely watching the other two destroy each other and waiting." By that he means that he thinks Solvunn's simply playing it smart. Not that they're actually distant from the situation in the least.

"There would be reasons for Nocwich and Solvunn not to want either of them to get the upper hand either. The question is what they're going to make the Summoned do."