"Yeah," Brienne nodded, her expression serious. "She is a third-rank High Sorcerer, just like High Master Uncle Earth Spear. Although she might be disinterested in the feud of us apprentices, that would not be the same for her daughter, Core Sorcerer Riana, the Poison Devourer. She is the mother of Gaela and Garland, the Twin Basilisk Fang duo. Riana is known to be very petty and vicious. Why do you think their faction has been able to suppress mine for so long?"
Realization dawned on August. He understood now why Brienne's faction struggled against the Twin Basilisk Fang faction. As a Pseudo-Sorcerer, Brienne should have possessed enough power and influence to maintain parity with her rivals, yet the deep-rooted connections of the Twin Basilisk Fang faction made it an uphill battle.
