And now is the critical stage. You have reached the point where you are big enough to trounce everything except the rest of the island...But the rest of the island can, at least in theory, stop you. And unless the rest of the island is stupid (which it's not, not with Galiard around, can't speak for the rest), they realize that. This is where the politicking is going to go absolutely nuts while the Empire tries to stabilize and prepare, and various other groups try to figure out if they can combine.
In related news, which may or may not have any real significance at all (depending on my continued interest level), Arella is on the move. Aenilia is not, but she is.
