The power of the Emperor is derived from the support of the Confederate Lords. I believe that with this defeat they will lose confidence in him and discontinue to support him. I believe the people within the Confederate forums will rise in rebellion when they hear of this defeat. Pardon me, but that does seem just a tad fatuous. The enemy is on the retreat.
Nobody responds to that question immediately.
There is a sense of confuzzlement. Finally, it is Discord who gets things going again. I meant Section 8, paragraph 9. Their plight is of no concern to me. If you wish to use your resources to help them, then I have no right to stop you.