You'd be surprised by how many people would want to keep Allison.
Exhibit A: Hireshmont
He knows nothing about Allison IC other than two small interactions, both of which were quite polite. Hireshmont right now has a perception of Brance as an unyielding, impolite Astroist radical determined to humiliate the Véinsørmoot, and Allison as more of a moderate, reasonable bureaucratic-sort.
I the player know this is insane. Hireshmont the Chief Magistrate does not.
Plus the fact that Hireshmont repeatedly delivers insults in almost every message he sends.
And here we see our characters' difference: Brance feels insulted, and so refuses to negotiate. Hireshmont feels insulted, and channels his rage by negotiating at an even more frenzied pace and breadth. Why? Because his reputation in the Moot and the Senate depends upon his being a reliable diplomat.
