After a round of conversation and detailed questioning, Perfikot finally understood what was going on with Miss Aili.
Simply put, she was duped.
Initially, she encountered nothing more than the daughter of an ordinary merchant, with no knowledge of the Empire's politics whatsoever.
Although her father was a businessman with access to some politicians, he was also clueless about the operations at the Empire's power center.
Plus, it was just after a snowstorm, and the entire Northern Territory was in a chaotic post-disaster reconstruction situation, with some political instability, making it even harder for the lower society to comprehend the workings of the government's power center.
To some extent, this was related to Perfikot herself, as she had returned directly from Beloburg to Chernobyl at the time, leaving many matters to the cabinet to handle.
From a certain angle, this did indeed confirm the rumor that the cabinet was in power, while Perfikot was relegated to her fief.
