I have the vague sense that after all the negotiations are done, the emperor decides he's bored with being emperor after 60+ years, abdicate his thrown in favor of his heir (who was just waiting for the emperor to die), and goes to spend his last years as Methos' guest. And the people of Valdemar go, wait, what? that wasn't exactly how we were hoping this would go. I mean, the negotiations were great, but um...