Duke Alfred of Varrak, the governor of the Taurian Sector of the Terran Empire, tried to detach the sector from the Empire and give it to Merseia but was foiled by Flandry and Chives. (How was kidnapping the Emperor's granddaughter, Princess Megan, meant to contribute to this scheme? I will have to reread "The Warriors from Nowhere.") Since Alfred had had some support among his people, it was necessary to change not only the governorship but also the sector capital.
The human-colonized planet, Dennitza:
is influential;
maintained its own military under the treaty of annexation;
declared for the current Emperor Hans during the civil war -
- so the Gospodar of Dennitza became the new governor of Tauria.
However, Hazeltine points out that:
there are Merseians on Dennitza;
the human-Ythrian colony, Avalon, fought to remain in the Domain of Ythri;
Merseia might offer Dennitza a better deal;
marchmen, which the Dennitzans are, take on the traits of their enemies;
the Dennitzans are resisting Hans' decree to disband their militia;
there is evidence that Dennitzans are instigating a rebellion on Diomedes - although some Diomedeans expect help from Ythri, human agents captured on Diomedes were Dennitzan, not Avalonian.
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Kaor, Paul!
If my memory of this disucssion of Hazeltine with his father in this part of A KNIGHT OF GHOSTS AND SHADOWS is correct then I can't help but wonder if he was laying it on a bit too thickly, too eagerly. And in fact, much later, we see Flandry saying Hazeltine had been too impatient.
Sean
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