Indeed. And you're right that it's pointless.
Not all of your details are correct, but most are, and your conclusion
right on target.
If anyone cares about the details, I'd be happy to fill you in, but I
won't bore the list with repeating things you didn't read the first
time. But I will repeat this: PLATO doesn't care about Provinia. I
actually wanted to destroy the castle the first time around, and the
second time I made sure we had too many catapults. Think about it.
-- Oleg