Ooooh, fascinating stuff. Reminds me of the civil war from Skyrim, cept with Skyrim actually succeeding from the empire. I’m not sure how Orchid would feel politically. I think on one hand, she thinks a United Empire would be stronger against the threats surrounding them, but at the same time she doesn’t approve of the empire’s oppression and current government. Verily, the Luna Sea likely operate within Novus precisely to avoid the iron fist observation of the empire, but at the same time Orchid probably isn’t too confident in Novus’ ability to stand as its own nation. Militaristically it can go toe-to-toe with the Veteris, but it still probably suffers from vast infrastructural issues and the various Noble houses Looking to capitalize on the regimen change.

Ultimately I think Orchid’s goal would be the Magical Maginesium. They seem more open for outsiders like Orchid to come and learn, as she doesn’t want to become beholden the a state just to access the archives in Veteris.