It seems like the more we sort what the empire left, the more horrifying their impact on the land becomes.
That said, things have been going pretty smoothly overall--an influx of youth to the dying towns, trade opening up again...Alphinaud showed me the in progress numbers, and from the hoard we found alone, there seem to be enough zeroes to get everything running again.
Though...I wonder about trusting Alphie with the books. He now has an intimate knowledge of Ala Mhigo's funds and spending, a growing repertoire of her issues....add on being deeply ingrained with Ishgard and Dravania's political parley, and who knows how many meetings with the alliance leaders....
If Hildebrand is the Gentleman of Light, and I'm the Hero of Light....I think I'll have to start calling Alphinaud the Diplomat of Light.