Ict't listened carefully to Lak Su, somewhat exaggerating his nodding to hopefully compensate for his mostly motionless face. He responded.

"For administrative purposes, the Empire is divided into 13 mandates composed of thousands of systems. Each mandate has a governor appointed by the Senate to oversee the implementation of its policies. My duties include social welfare, law enforcement, and steering and augmenting industrial efforts. The governor also commands the mandate and systems fleets.

To help me I have vice-governors elected by our citizens for each major star system. They have a similar role, just on a more local level."

"Is the Ryccian Empire perhaps structured similarly?" the Governor asked as the vessel entered one of the sky highways, and sped towards the Hall of Springs, passing skyscrapers of varying architectural styles. The traffic was busy as usual, but Ict't was still able to spot the police speeder trailing them, like he had ordered. A fact that confirmed the answer he gave.