"Your Niftiness,
Your people are restless. No, it is not You but we—the people—who have failed. We are on the brink of descending into a long, grand, and bloody war that our ancestors could only dream of. The glory and fruits of victory are within reach, and millions of your subjects from the eastern provinces are ready to take up arms in Your honor.
Where East and West were once bitter enemies, we are now brothers and sisters. Yet, I must confess that even within our loyal hearts, doubts linger. These doubts are not about the Imperial Republic or Your magnificent rule, but about the position of the Jing in general.
As You may know, the Jing are hopelessly divided between the Command of the Heavenly Light and the Law of the Kaiseress. On paper, the Heavenly Palace supports the rulers of Raynor’s Keep, but even the most devout Jingdaoese has in recent years questioned how current affairs align with the traditions ingrained in us from birth. The Heavenly Light declares in its decrees that Cult and Empire are two sides of the same coin. Yet, the Tianchaodao exists parallel to other Cedrist groups. And while the Empress is accorded an almost divine status in the Tianchaodao, the Imperial Cult makes no mention of the Heavenly Light and the faith of the majority of her eastern subjects.
It is therefore not surprising that after more than twenty years of integration and enduring humiliations (where is the first Jingdaoese Steward?!) there is murmuring behind the heavy oak doors of many Jing households. More than ever, the Heavenly Power and influence are being undermined, and never has the position of the Jing—noble or not—been more challenged by the Kildarian peasants.
Is the fault with Raynor’s Keep? Certainly not. Is it with Daocheng? No gods-fearing Jing would ever claim that! No, the fault lies with those among You: ministers with a lack of knowledge, lackeys who have never set foot in the East. They repeat the wrong mantras over and over, thinking they know what keeps the good Jingdaoese patriarch awake at night. We fear for our souls, mainly due to the confusion about the Empress’s exalted position. Yes, You are the Shield of the Faith, but we do not see that in our daily lives.
What do I seek to achieve with this lengthy letter? Your Niftiness, it is time to fully heal the schism between East and West. It is time for a marriage between the Heavenly and Imperial Families. Only then will the Blue Blood of Erasmii flow into that of the noble Kalirions. Thus, our Imperial Republic, long after we have all turned to dust by the sands of time, will be able to count on the grace of the Gods for eternity.
Long live Shireroth! Long live the Kaiseress! Long live the Heavenly Light!"
- Liang Nakamura, author of 
