Yep!  Because Pilar has been inside the Otolmens nonintervention zone, so even if it's cheaper to empower her, Cayden Cailean couldn't do that!  Even when Pilar was in Ostenso, Cayden Cailean couldn't give her the power she'd earned, because Cayden Cailean would've been doing that with the intent to affect events inside the nonintervention zone!

Otherwise Pilar would've totally been doing some pretty impressive oracle work.

Yep!  Because Pilar has been inside the Otolmens nonintervention zone, so even if it's cheaper to empower her now that she's earned it, Cayden Cailean couldn't do that!  Even when Pilar was in Egorian to do spy sweeps, Cayden Cailean couldn't give her the power she'd earned, because Cayden Cailean would've been doing that with the intent to affect events inside the nonintervention zone!

Otherwise Pilar would've totally been doing some pretty impressive oracle work.

Yep!  Because Pilar has been inside Broom's god's nonintervention zone, so even if it's cheaper to empower her now that she's earned it, Cayden Cailean couldn't do that!  Even when Pilar was in Egorian to do spy sweeps, Cayden Cailean couldn't give her the power she'd earned, because Cayden Cailean would've been doing that with the intent to affect events inside the nonintervention zone!

Otherwise Pilar would've totally been doing some pretty impressive oracle work.

Yep!  Because Pilar has been inside Broom's god's nonintervention zone, so even if it's cheaper to empower Pilar more now that she's earned it, Cayden Cailean couldn't do that!  Even when Pilar was in Egorian to do spy sweeps, Cayden Cailean couldn't give Pilar the power she'd earned, because Cayden Cailean would've been doing that with the intent to affect events inside the nonintervention zone!

Otherwise Pilar would've totally been doing some pretty impressive oracle work.