Here's page 8 of Fusion #6, and Savunn begins to see the possibility of a bigger picture from the events of the last few issues. From this conversation and Fusion's surprise at Edward Lord's involvement in Issue #4, you can see that Edward Lord is a highly revered figure in Fusion's world and is good friends with a large number of public figures (judges, police, politicians, etc.). His far-reaching philanthropic work has also earned him international renown.