How he is going to explain to His Majesty The Emperor of the Dorne Empire, he does not know, as that is a matter within his own country. But if the Qin Country's fleet is destroyed under his watch, that's another matter altogether in explaining to the Emperor of the Qin Country.
Just as John Cleves watched the Aircraft Carrier Taren's get hit and explode by Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile, elsewhere, the joint fleet's carrier Xilun's was also struck by a Harpoon missile.
Taren and Xilun were previously Kingdoms, annexed by the Dorne Empire during its expansion, aided by the Empire's dual heroes Bolton and Strauss under Dorne the First.
Now these two areas are the Dorne Empire's hinterland. After more than a decade of rule, they have become vital industrial regions of the Dorne Empire.
