A couple in this thread have brought it up but it really does feel like the writer almost made up too good a point and then had to steer in a completely opposite direction to justify a conflict.

I'm not convinced that's the intent though. Considering the "humour", I think Apyaahi is more like that anime character that will give some harsh but very real outlook on a government's treatment of its people to justify why there's nothing wrong with them dine-and-dashing. Which is ... fine, I guess. It just sucks that this commentary and setup is being wasted on a joke when really, you could have an entire expansion dedicated to an antagonist with those same motivations.

Also gotta echo how wrong that WoL dialogue option on the bridge felt. No "You don't have to do this" or "This won't end how you think it will" option, instead our WoL answers like they already knows the punchline of the plot.