History is doomed to repeat for those that do not study it. A star nation broken by the alliance it tried to conquer in the name of unity. A Marshall, now Emperor, with the military might to back him. And a man who gave everything for the Commonwealth, and might have to do it again. A fan fiction of what happens after the end of the Castle Federation series by Glynn Stewart. Spoiler warning for that amazing series. This is a personal project and updates are going to be more erratic.