Hunter nods with a soft hum. "Bump helped the students drive the coven out of the school when it came to force sigils on everyone. It was very...anti-Empire." Which is a good thing.

Rebuilding is going to be hard - and that doesn't even factor in whatever damage the Collector has done. Fortunately, there's a whole generation of people who aren't falling for the system Belos had created, as evidenced by the students of Hexside. There was hope.

But as long as the Emperor lived, it was fragile. Even stripped of his humanity, he could still do a lot of damage. Is it worth worrying about rebuilding if they aren't even sure there will be anything to rebuild?

The anger that festered inside Hunter after he had been possessed, drowned, and lost Flapjack resurfaces. "We can't stop Belos if we're stuck here."