[She smiles at his comparison between Raven and Hubert.]
I'd say Raven is a lot better at playing the part than Hubert is. Hubert has a bit of a habit of playing the role of a sneering villain. It works well for intimidation purposes, but part of me believes he enjoys it for the drama of it all. Raven is a great deal subtler about his loyalties, I probably wouldn't have made the connection that he was working for you if we weren't in such a unique circumstance.
[Bloodlines... Interesting. Their system seems... flawed, but more democratic than the Empire's. She doesn't think she'll be taking any notes from this practice, though, it seems like a lot of unnecessary religious rituals.]
Your emperor is decided by vote, then? Or is there a special body of government in charge of that.
My own family is descended from the blood of the Goddess directly. Or at least her eldest daughter. That's the popular story, and the gospel as put forward by the church, but we have access to my ancestor's private journal, and I know that he and Saint Seiros were lovers at one point and that she directly gave him her blood, and that's what gave him the power of the first of my crests.
Ironic, considering I am aiming to depose that same woman.
[The other was harvested from the descendents of the anti-christ, but don't worry about it.]
...Do you suspect you could do something about it?
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I'd say Raven is a lot better at playing the part than Hubert is. Hubert has a bit of a habit of playing the role of a sneering villain. It works well for intimidation purposes, but part of me believes he enjoys it for the drama of it all. Raven is a great deal subtler about his loyalties, I probably wouldn't have made the connection that he was working for you if we weren't in such a unique circumstance.
[Bloodlines... Interesting. Their system seems... flawed, but more democratic than the Empire's. She doesn't think she'll be taking any notes from this practice, though, it seems like a lot of unnecessary religious rituals.]
Your emperor is decided by vote, then? Or is there a special body of government in charge of that.
My own family is descended from the blood of the Goddess directly. Or at least her eldest daughter. That's the popular story, and the gospel as put forward by the church, but we have access to my ancestor's private journal, and I know that he and Saint Seiros were lovers at one point and that she directly gave him her blood, and that's what gave him the power of the first of my crests.
Ironic, considering I am aiming to depose that same woman.
[The other was harvested from the descendents of the anti-christ, but don't worry about it.]
...Do you suspect you could do something about it?