▁and ▁his ▁al ly ▁Lord ▁Re fa ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁em peror ' s ▁actions ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁Cent a uri ▁Republic ▁and ▁plan ▁to ▁confront ▁the ▁em peror ▁on ▁this . ▁ ▁The ▁Emperor ▁arriv es , ▁meeting ▁the ▁human ▁command ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁and ▁requests ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁Vor lon ▁Amb assador ▁K osh ▁before ▁he ▁leaves ▁the ▁station . ▁A ▁reception ▁for ▁the ▁Emperor ▁is ▁planned , ▁and ▁the ▁at ten de es ▁are ▁st unn ed ▁by ▁seeing ▁G ' Kar ▁there . ▁The ▁Emperor ▁col laps es ▁before ▁he ▁can ▁make ▁the ▁reception . ▁Dr . ▁Franklin ▁determ ines ▁the ▁Emperor ▁only ▁has ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁to ▁live , ▁and ▁the ▁Emperor ▁requests ▁that ▁he ▁pass ▁word ▁on ▁to ▁G ' Kar ▁about ▁his ▁planned ▁ap ology . ▁Dr . ▁Franklin ▁tells ▁this ▁to ▁G ' Kar , ▁who ▁is ▁aston ished ▁and ▁hum bled ▁by ▁the ▁act . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁em peror ▁is ▁on ▁his ▁death bed , ▁Re fa ▁ur ges ▁Lond o ▁to ▁take ▁initi ative ▁as ▁to ▁s way ▁their ▁supp or ters ▁on ▁Cent a uri ▁Prime ▁as ▁to ▁ass ure ▁Lond o ▁will ▁become ▁the ▁next ▁em peror . ▁Lond o , ▁against ▁advice ▁of ▁his ▁a ide ▁Vir , ▁dec ides ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁Cent a uri ▁war ships ▁to ▁a ▁N arn ▁col ony ▁on ▁a ▁planet ▁in ▁Qu adr ant ▁ 1 4 . ▁Re fa ▁war ns ▁the