Arch-Duchess urges unity within the Empire
10 Jun 2023Salus News Network
After a public bout between Hadrian Augustus Duval and the Emperor Arissa Lavigny-Duval, the Arch-Duchess of House Salus urges unity against the Thargoid invasion which is the prevalent threat to the Empire.Hadrian Augustus Duval has publicly criticised the Empire’s involvement in the Aegis initiative in a recently released article on the Paresa News Network. Hadrian follows a staunch isolationist philosophy for the Empire, imparted onto him by his mentor Kaeso Mordanticus. Hadrian ruled the “Nova Imperium”, a break-away Empire as the Imperator, until the treaty of Nova Paresa returned the wayward Imperium back under the rule of the Emperor.
In the recent news article Hadrian criticised the exception made for Aegis on Princess Aisling’s behalf, even going so far as calling the Emperor weak. The Emperor was however swift to rebut Hadrian’s criticisms, affirming that only a small fraction of military spending goes to Aegis, while Imperial advancements in AX research will solely remain in Imperial hands.
The Arch-Duchess Magdalena of House Salus agrees with the Emperor’s assessment, calling for unity within the Empire:
“Internal Imperial politics have breached the confines of the palace, and have leaked out to a wider audience. They serve no purpose out in the light, except to sow discord and disunion within the Empire, weakening it from within. Now is not the time for internal squabbles, but the time of decisive action against the Thargoids, and the threat they pose for the Empire.
Millions upon millions of Imperial pilots, soldiers, commanders, rescue workers, engineers, and civil servants are risking their lives daily to defend the Empire and its citizens from the Thargoid threat. It is them, and their heroic work, upon which the news networks should focus their reporting; instead of an illegitimate grandson of the late Emperor Hengist, who issues his ill-thought words from the safety of his palace.
In these trying times the Emperor, the senate, the Imperial Navy, as well as the countless noble Houses, and organisations throughout the Empire are with you. Together we will face the Thargoid threat, and defeat it.”