Esme ended up building strongholds for the people in those settlements and teaching them a few things they could use to develop their lands.
She aided in their agriculture, helped to defeat the Monsters that terrorized them, and solved a lot of their crisis; both internal and external.
The process was long and arduous—hence the reason for her late arrival.
"You should have seen them, Rey. They looked so miserable…"
To say his heart ached upon hearing all about what Esme witnessed would be an understatement.
"I… always thought I was helping all of humanity by siding with the Alliance. But, I guess I was wrong." He mumbled.
"I was only helping some."
"Yeah. From what I heard, the Alliance doesn't even bother with these small regions. I find that to be very distasteful." Esme's face darkened even further as she frowned.
"The people in charge here… I despise them."
