From what he had found in his research, Dual Stars was a major local power and did most of their recruiting locally. Their deep ties to the planet and its people gave them tremendous support from the citizens.
What Matt had been looking for, and hadn't been able to find, were scandals about the guild and the training world. Only a few small stories about their guild leaders supposedly cheating on one another came up. He didn't care about that. He was just worried about them trying to strong-arm anyone on the planet to give up or sell rewards for values below their worth.
He thought it was unlikely something would happen since the world was a gift from the Empire. That same Empire had the habit of executing anyone and everyone who interfered with Ascenders, so the guild would be unwise to
