Matt thought that was a good thing and was about to say so when Luna shook her head. “Matt, you need to realize that three rulers ago, the Empire was in fourth place. In a little more than sixty thousand years, The Empire has gone from fourth place to first. That’s not just unheard of, it’s incredibly frightening to the other Great Powers. Add in the fact that we have an ascender in Duke Waters, along with another team about to complete The Path. The other Great Powers are scared. Terrified even. They want to take us down a peg or twelve, so they have time to recreate our success.”
He interjected at the slight pause. “Why attack us? Isn’t everyone afraid of Duke Waters? It seems like it would be better to sit back and let him advance past Tier 35.”
Luna shrugged. “At any given time, a Gr
