Quote Originally Posted by Titor View Post
It can refer to both if each side is viewed in a certain light, which I think is the primary argument of this thread. Both sides have their evil, neither is the paragon of good, nor is either the paragon of evil.
Note that the two people presented were the Primals and the Empire. If we had to choose to side with one or the other, Yeah, the Empire. Thankfully, as people have pointed out, things aren't always so simple as one side of the other.

Quote Originally Posted by VargasVermillion View Post
It's pretty simple to understand why the loyalists will follow them to the end, they believe the world is in chaos and decide that only by unifying everyone under a single banner can peace truly reign. There is probably more to it, more to their history that will give more context but we are a long way off from learning about garlemald's society and history.
And it certainly doesn't hurt that they'd be at the top of this brave new, Single banner world.