Axel City was widely considered the capital of the entire Ashen Covenant Faction. Even though it was never officially recognised as one, almost everyone within the Empire treated it as the true centre of the Harrington-led alliance. Most major meetings, political discussions, and trade agreements involving the Ashen Covenant Faction were held there, which only strengthened that image over the years.
However, the Empire never formally acknowledged Axel City as the official capital of the faction due to political reasons. Aditya's father strongly opposed such an idea because he believed it would slowly divide the Empire from within. In the eyes of the Emperor, there should never be separate political powers or regional blocs acting like independent entities inside the Empire. Every noble house, every Duke, and every territory was supposed to serve the Empire equally under one united banner.
