Having become Emperor-Consort, Rey could have allowed himself to rest on his laurels. But that’s not for him, because above all he is a Soldier and a Protector. And he always defends his home— even if his home is now the vast Innis Empire.
And if ordinary people keep dying, and the empire’s laws, because of their softness, cannot mete out justice to terrorists and criminals, then the executioner must appear on the stage. That is now the name of his position, and he isn’t accustomed to shifting his work onto other people’s shoulders.