Is Fordola the monster Lyse says she is?

[CaesarCV]

While it was mostly his desire for the 'royal hunt' there's another reason that Zenos didn't ask for reinforcements. Namely the fact that if he had they probably would not have come. It's explained that due to a mixture of the losses at Baelsar's Wall and the simmering tensions from the Civil War most of the Legions are stuck garrisoning their home territories. It seemed that Doma was not alone in seeing the Civil War as their chance to obtain Freedom. It's said (I believe by Alphinaud) that the territories are keeping their regional armies around to ensure there aren't revolts, or to put them down if necessary. I imagine that the successful liberation of Ala Migho and Doma will exacerbate things, although Zenos was probably not planning for that.

On an unrelated note, interestingly Varis's rival in the civil war apparently opposed the brutal subjugation and expansionist policies of the Empire. Imagine what would have happened if he had won instead...