Tower - Emperor
Separating from the Establishment
Separating from - Tower
the Establishment - Emperor
Tower is breaking apart, and is part of a story about the citizens separating from a central power structure (an Establishment) because the language had developed so they were no longer one people.
Emperor represents that central power structure, that Establishment, and represents whoever its ultimate leader is. So Emperor appears as the boss, the boss of anything. For example, federal governmen...