“Let’s start with the basics,” Giddon began without preamble. “Whereas the overthrow of Drowden in Nander began with the dissatisfaction of the nobility, in Estill, what we’re looking at is a popular revolution. The people are starving. They’re the world’s most overtaxed, by King Thigpen and by their lords. Lucky for the rebels, our success with army deserters in Nander has frightened Thigpen. He’s tightened the screws on his own soldiers, severely, and an unhappy army is something rebels can work with. I believe, and Po agrees, that there are enough desperate people in Estill—and enough
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