I'd think that's obvious. Not everyone took his takeover sitting down.
[Many people did, others were already in league with him, and yet others saw the rebels as the ones who were the problem here, not the empire. But that's not what he asked about, as much as she'd be fine with talking more about the rebellion in theory. Specifics, not as much, because that's still something she refuses to talk much about on principle.
Her own tea still goes ignored as she continues, preferring to talk without the false pretense that they're here for a casual chat.]
The Empire did what it could to quash signs of rebellion in some systems, but the Alliance as a whole I doubt they took seriously until the past few years.
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[Many people did, others were already in league with him, and yet others saw the rebels as the ones who were the problem here, not the empire. But that's not what he asked about, as much as she'd be fine with talking more about the rebellion in theory. Specifics, not as much, because that's still something she refuses to talk much about on principle.
Her own tea still goes ignored as she continues, preferring to talk without the false pretense that they're here for a casual chat.]
The Empire did what it could to quash signs of rebellion in some systems, but the Alliance as a whole I doubt they took seriously until the past few years.