goddamn, the Emperor really brought the hammer down, didn't she?
Always delightful seeing someone with power and the competence and will to wield it and see their kingdom, rule, and peoples better'd.
Also have to wonder how that old bastard at the end found the gonads to actually speak up and out like that in mixed company. Seemed like a one-way ticket out of his position in the best case scenario, haha - though it does signal that people might start asking questions about "y u no babby", sooner or later.
Thanks for the TL as always.