It documents that D'hara and Terran are not hostile to one another, in game-mechanic terms.
Then, by game mechanic terms, there was NO MERGER, because Terran STILL EXISTS.
This argument is dumb. Was D'Hara to annex the Chateau, war would have been declared between the two states, thus, "in game-mechanic terms", they'd be hostile to each other.
And the diplomacy chart doesn't say "these two realms are friends". It states that "these two realms operate as a federation". That's not the same. Lots of people in Québec hate the rest of Canada, and lots of anglo-canadians hate the Québécois. Doesn't make Canada any less of a federation.
I have no problem with any number of lords changing allegiance. That's not what happened in Terran.
It is what happened in Terran, but isn't what happened in IVF: the ruler/duke made the switch for everyone there. In Terran, 2 lords switched to D'Hara, and the capital stayed behind. And hey, surprise!!! No sanctions or reprimands for anyone in IVF.
