Empire Loyalists

""The shining star of the empire belongs in the Emperor’s crown, not in the hands of some 'academics,'” the Empire loyalists say over coffee. They don’t hide their words, even in a city balanced on a knife's edge. They don’t need to. They have the power of the empire behind them. They are out-stationers, for nobody raised in the City of Masks is quite so bold. They are the children of nobles come to the city to study, businessmen here to secure their interests, officers of the military checking on the construction of their newest ships. “Don’t worry,” they say, “the Empire will reclaim their place soon.""

- Sun City Duet, Episode 1