[ Hawke listens attentively to her explanation, nodding along with it. She understands it; empires happen, people rebel, whether it succeeds or not depends on who is doing the rebelling. There are kingdoms that are harsher than others back home. ]

Enslaved entire planets, wow. I've only vaguely accepted I've lived on two planets now, and that seems so huge.

[ Such a bizarre concept. Hawke is far from stupid but she's not a big picture person. She's a moment to moment person, making impulsive decisions, surviving day by day. Multiple planets? Is definitely widening her perspective of reality. ]

Yeah that makes sense, if you don't get a strong foothold right away, you're mostly fucked. There's technically a rebellion going on right now, on a smaller scale, back home. They're surviving by mostly running and hiding, attacking when necessary. It's not a war they're trying to win, just mostly hoping people will get bored and leave them alone.