No one knew the sigils were bad. For decades they were the way the world worked. People were told from the day they were born that they were the will of the Titan. That the islands we lived on, only the Emperor could hear their voice and tell us what we were doing was sacrilege to it.

[He takes a deep breath, and Flapjack nuzzles his face softly.] No one thought the Emperor was evil. Except maybe two people, and since he made them wanted criminals, no one believed them. It's not as simple as you make it sound.