Like '46~The Eternal city', this is gonna be a bit of a short one. Like that one, it's just doing an overview of something (In this case political and military reforms), along with a bit of Rainbow and her son. This chapter is by no means necesary for the story, but is just something for those who want a little extra world-building. So, reading isn't neccesary.

For those of you still here, enjoy!

After Drusilla's abdication, Diocletian dismissed the other officers and Rainbow and went to talk to the Parliamentarians. Rainbow didn't waste any time and fly back over the Pomerium and into the city. No damage occurred to the city, however, no one was out and about. The path to the palace was clear, and Rainbow rocketed into her room.

Inside, she heard a somewhat startled cry and a flush of sheets. Unslinging her weapons and taking off her helmet, she trotted up to the loft. Depressi had hidden himself inside her bed, covering himself almost entirely in the heavy silk sheets. She trotted over a little faster and saw him start to quiver and shake under the bed. She wrapped her wing around the spot on the bed, saying softly, "It's me. It's me."

Her son instantly threw off the blankets, curling into her wing and sobbing into her feathers. "M-Mommy," he said, barely able to squeeze that out from around the sobbing.

She didn't know if she was naturally this caring or if some sort of maternal instinct took over, but she let him snuggle in closer and began to stroke his mane with a talon. "Shush, shush. it's alright, Sport, it's alright. Mommy's here. I'm here. I'm fine, I'm here. You're safe. Nobody is gonna hurt you."

The two fell asleep like that, her son held close to her chest. When she awoke the next day, Castus was in, making breakfast like a massive battle that had threatened the city didn't just happen. Over breakfast, he had told her that, while she didn't technically commit any crimes, Princeps Diocletian had asked her to remain in her room for the immediate time being. "'Consider it house arrest', he had said, Domina. 'Just until things calm down. It wouldn't be a good look for me to have the previous Caesars personal lapdog, no insult intended, to be working directly under me right away, especially after what she did is revealed to the public. I hope you understand,'" Castus had told her he said. Reluctantly, she had agreed. She expected it to last only about two weeks tops. It lasted for almost six months.

However, this didn't mean she was completely cut off from current events. Castus did live outside her apartment after all. And even if the caragor didn't, she still had outside communication. Newspapers mostly. They told her about the new reforms that the newly coronated Caesar Diocletian the V had began to enact.

The first one was to the way members of Parliament entered the position. Under Caesar Drusilla, and according to her lessons, since Caesar Diocletian the III over a thousand years ago Parliamentarians had been a position that was determined by being appointed by the Caesar. However, Diocletian chose to reform the position to be one determined by a general election. Each Province would elect, amongst themselves by a popular vote, three Parliamentarians. These would then serve in Parliament, acting like the old appointed position. This reduced the number of Parliamentarians from 15 to 9, but this didn't seem to bother anyone, at least according to the newspapers.

Another one of these reforms was the separation of the Parliament and the courts. Previously, parliament also acted as a high court of the Empire, deciding on high profile cases that were too big for the local courts. However, this reform added a High Judiciary Council, which would fulfill this role in place of the Parliament. Five High Judges, who would sit on the council, were placed on it by being appointed by the Caesar, were chosen, and had their first case in deciding what to do with Drusilla. From then on, they would work on the old high court role, leaving the Parliament to fully focus lawmaking.

(On a side note, she had also learned of the result of that trial. Drusilla had been found guilty of Fraud and Treason, both against a member of the Imperial Household. She was sentenced to death, and was Crucified outside the city five months into her 'house arrest'. She was allowed out for the day to watch the sentencing.)

In addition to this political modification, the military also had its share of reform. The old system was modified to the new style of warfare, as Diocletian's men who came to the capital were. Previously, the army relied on shock and awe, attacking fast and hard before devolving into basic skirmishing melee combat. Now, the fighting style changed. It was now focused on formation fighting, using shields and spears to form a phalanx and steamroll over the opponent. Weapons, equipment, and training was adjusted accordingly, as well as the additional recruitment of new regiments.

A few other things, not necessarily reforms, were implemented. The lands captured in Zebrica were returned to the Confederacy, along with a revision of the peace treaty. A small tax increase was added; not much, but still an increase none-the-less. And a few other things Rainbow didn't really bother to remember.