There's really no reason that Zakilevo couldn't still be preaching peace and love. Priests can be generals (at least on testing) and, as there is no real reason for Sirion to get involved in an affair that isn't theirs (and though we've had some allegiance swaying in the past, we've still betrayed far less than Fontan has) and Sirion has nothing to worry about from Westmoor as we are at peace and have no desire to war Sirion.
On the contrary, for how long has Jor been trying to improve relations between Sirion and Westmoor? Far longer than Fontan's been kissing up to Sirion, I'll tell you that.
Instead of trying to make Westmoor an enemy when it wants to be a friend, and Fontan a friend when it will always want to be an enemy, wouldn't it make more sense for the Republic to foster good relations between the two?
