Warfare is mere sound and fury – diplomacy is what truly shapes history.
Because of his extensive contacts with the intelligence community, he was accused of being a Nilfgaardian spy, pronounced persona non grata in Redania, and dismissed from office by Dijkstra. Despite the prior accusations of spying, he was sent by Emperor Emhyr to conduct peace negotiations with the monarchs of the North leading to the Peace of Cintra.[1]