User blog comment:RCM9698/How would you like AGK! to end?/@comment-25132749-20161206183341/@comment-29707934-20161208073839

The destruction of Tatsumi's village would and his reaction to it would be interesting to see. Since Esdeath froze most of the country, it would also be credible. Tasumi would have even more reasons to leave with the surviving members of Night Raid on a boat trip to some peaceful place far away from the Empire.

Honest turning out to be a puppet for some forgein governement just wouldn't make sense in my opinion. It would damage the idea that the Empire was ruined by its corruption and Honest characterization, since it would probably be Honest mission to do so anyway. Furthermore,  Honest is the de facto leader of the Empire, he could easily help any nation any way he wanted, but never did so. There aren't even nations established with such influence. Only the Northern and Western Tribes are occasionally mentioned, and they don't seem to have the power or organization required for placing someone at the Royal Court. Also, the pages it would take to explain this can probably be used better for the fate of the main characters during the last chapter. Honest is basically just supposed to die at this point.