Sounds fine with me alright. 

I was thinking maybe South and North Carcino would have their little differences? Maybe it was not full blown out skirmishes before, but since the war start maybe things got heated up a bit? Laures would be there and make sure things do not go out of hand, or do not pose any threat to the Golden Alliance. Or maybe he's there to make an ally out of both Carcino, but succeeds only with one? The southern one would refuse to bow down and turn to the closest country not already in the alliance, in desesperation; Jehanna. Avdlan would refuse, of course, but if Ismaire would win the throne back she'd help South Carcino.

Then, later in the story, Lance and his group could be walking in on this already escalated conflict?