[@Willy Vereb]
Not in the slightest! Something could be made of it, I'm sure. Maybe they're both fringe species who've been waging occasional internecine warfare, with no holds barred arms development and a mutual hostility to each other and the Arcturans. Maybe they're aligned with one another, making for less of a shock-and-awe chaotic tone as they race to sack the capital for a second time, and more one of slow erosion and a tightening noose. Or they could be unrelated or unknowing of each other entirely 'til they start butting in on each other's business, leading to realpolitking dickery. Plenty to make of the seperatists, furthermore.