When the Zoners constructed their gunboat, a more offensive variant prototype was developed at the same time. This design was then secretly shared with the Order, who then developed plans for large scale construction. Thus was birthed the Hathor.
As a solution, read that like this:
Quote:When the Zoners constructed their gunboat, a more offensive variant prototype was developed at the same time.
Meaning: one gunboat (the zoner's one) and a prototype, more offensive (Order's one)
Quote:This design was then secretly shared with the Order,(...)
Meaning is clear in this case.
Quote:(...), who then developed plans for large scale construction. Thus was birthed the Hathor.
So, we have the situation:
The Hathor is a own development, only the design is from the zoners. But the order developed the Hathor beyond the zoners design.