Heinrich, champion of the Imperial Arena and an Earth Knight, had described Sedon as a patriot, but not a good person.
It was only later, during a casual chat with Battle Group Commander Fei Ning, that Reinhardt learned Sedon's family had once been one of the High Table Great Nobles of the Radiant Holy City.
These weren't the petty, narrow-minded local nobles of the Radiant Empire.
In fact, within the Radiant Empire, only the High Table Great Nobles could be considered true Imperial nobility.
They were descended from the great forefathers who had followed the Founding Emperor—the first Radiant in human history—to establish this vast Empire.
Although wealth and power had led their descendants astray, making them corrupt and decadent, some families still remained loyal to the Empire, generation after generation.
The interests of the Empire are paramount—this was the highest creed for this group of people.
