Legate Dralson, ex-Dino Army and Security CouncilRonald's proposals (which are 99.99999% likely to be made law) for changes to the Dino Republic mean that he will only serve one year of his term as Consul. He could have course have served the whole term, serving alone next year (though maybe it would have looked like he was concentrating power for himself).
However Ronald will step down and be content with being a mere Senator (albeit a living god to a large proportion of the population). He will be Head of the Senate though this is a largely ceremonial duty. Ronald says he will not seek re-election as Consul again in future and there are some sources that say he will not take on a Ministerial role to augment his Senate role. A shame of course as some of us hoped he would become Minister of Culture again, which as he is the galaxy's largest philistine would be a source of endless mirth.
So what is Ronald going to do? It is thought he may go off on a long journey of explanation like he has just completed. The worm drive means that space previously so far as to be virtually impossible to reach is now a possibility. Ronald once said he would like to see Tarbot, with traditional propulsion even a ship like a Dinomark PT would take many months to get there and without a network of friendly ports would run out of supplies before it got there, with worm drive it would take a couple of months...
Maybe Ronald will seek a quieter family life, its known he has been on at least a couple of dates with his cousin Yelekira whom he nearly married centuries ago before he met Holisae (who died in the ABBO-Bolitic War) along with his daughter Crystal. It could be he will seek to marry again (Yekekira was widowed during the war by the way). Ronald is known to be keen to "toughen" up his youngest son Ronaldson (who most regard as limper than a wet lettuce). His other son Stinkyson is a venal sexual pervert whom Ronald has often been considering disowning or murdering. Perhaps Ronald will take his two younger sons with him on a future quest, content that his elder son and heir Smellyson is building his name as head of the elite Consul Security Squad.
Is the legend winding down? Well its likely Ronald will never again be the official leader of the Dinos but he is a true icon and will always remain the spiritual leader. Today's announcement marked the end of just one phase of Ronald's career, we wait with bated breath for the next phase.
