Dark Age - not as grim as people say!

I'm about a third through Dark Age, and I've gotta say, it's not nearly as dark as I've heard people say! Losses were severe on Mercury, but they're still holding on! The Storm Gods were quelled at the cost of Orion's life, but back on Luna, Sevro is back, and the Howlers are fighting for the Republic again! Mustang's got Dancer on her side, and secured his vote to send the Free Legions to Mercury. Now that they've singled out Publius cu Caraval as an enemy asset, they can work together to counter him and his voting bloc. Anyway, I'm gonna go continue reading, looks like the next chapter up is 31!