If the other Weapons have been moved elsewhere, the locals must've seen the direction in which they've headed. At this stage, any information at all would be better than what we have now, which is next to nothing.
While I am painfully aware of the cruelty the Empire shows its enemies, even I am appalled to hear of how it treats its own. Warmachina that feed on the very lives of their pilots... I can scarcely imagine anything more heinous.
I like to think that my wife and daughter would approve of my decision. When I think back on our time together, I remember the person I used to be. The person I still can be.