"Second Brother! You know me. I'm the most loyal person in the entire Imperium. That Yellow Weasel hasn't even called me Father yet—how could I possibly have rebelled?"
On the bridge of the Blacklight, Hogg was trying to talk Roland around, doing his best to distance himself from Sera. He went from their worldviews and personalities to their ideals for humanity—in short, he wasn't taking the blame for the Second Legion.
But no matter how Hogg tried to argue his case, Roland held fast to one thing: Hogg had given Sera control over Psionic Energy, and he had caused Roland's mother to descend into madness.
Hearing that, Hogg was dumbfounded. So you buy a gun from me to kill someone, and then sentence me to death? That made no sense.
"Second Brother, since you know I gave Sera Psionic Energy, then you should also know how I tried to talk her out of it back then. I told her I wouldn't be responsible for what happened. Who knew the consequences would land on the Second Legion?
"Besides, even if there were reasons for what happened, I don't believe the Second Legion didn't have its own ideas at the time. You can fool yourself, but don't actually believe they were loyal.
"Only a failed revolution is called a rebellion. If I were you, I wouldn't have let Sera control me. Not getting tricked into counting out my money would've been clever enough. And I wouldn't have carried out the rebellion so clumsily, either. If anyone's to blame, it's you for being incompetent.
"No one understands rebellion better than me!"
"Ugh..." Roland sank into the sofa and looked down at his smug-looking brother beside him. "I know that if you'd been in charge of the Second Legion, Holy Terra might have your