Yes, that is exactly what I meant. You phrased it better than I did.

The Haruchai apparently debated for hundreds of years about whether to assume the Mastery of the Land, IIRC?

It seems to me that the actions of the Waynhim in stealing the Staff of Law wrought great harm unto the Land. Eg. the people of the Land were denied the use of the Staff for thousands of years. Why did they not give it back, if not to Anele then to another worthy inhabitant of the Land? It seems tha...