Esquilax
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I think you meant, Anthony Sommers' evil-er twin, Baltika9. Which is pretty impressive, considering Sommers covered up the molestation and murder of a child so he could strengthen his political connections. Hell, even Sommers has a certain sense of loyalty to those who are close to him. Dio doesn't even have that.
Because it doesn't make much sense to me character-wise. Dio isn't sorry for what he did, he's only sorry that he got caught. Also... it seems kinda pathetic:
The part about being too much of a wimp makes me cringe - being spineless in a world of deadly court politics seems like a very shitty idea. If Dio ever does undergo a complete 180 in terms of personality, it should be after a much more powerful/traumatic experience than this. So Dio got figured out, big deal, why would that make him repent?
Smashing Axe, individually, the murders aren't suspicious, you're absolutely right. But as a whole it becomes very suspicious. We've covered our tracks very well, but once you put the pieces together, things definitely start looking askew. It wasn't long ago that Dio was a member of some obscure House that nobody gave a fuck about. Since then, both his father and betrothed have committed suicide (with the Unata family suspecting foul play), and now Runikylos' right-hand man has mysteriously disappeared, with Dio presumably taking his position. It's not concrete, sure, but this is clearly a very strange set of coincidences. One or two deaths can be passed off as tragedies, but this death won't, given our recent history.
But let's say you're right and Runikylos doesn't notice anything. That might be just as bad. Consider this:
Right now, we are the second most-trusted of Runikylos' aides. Once he's gone, we'll probably have to assume Aodh's coveted position, which will stir up a lot of attention and jealousy. Even though Runikylos might not notice anything, once we usurp Aodh's position, someone else will begin to connect the dots. At this point, our rise to power has been meteoric - from the member of a weak noble House to right-hand of the Prince in six months - someone is bound to see the inconsistencies. Look at this:
We're almost a victim of our own quick success, I think, and as a result, our position is insecure and we've got no friends. Remember why we aren't getting married yet - people would start getting suspicious otherwise. Having Aodh disappear then subsequently usurping his position (we'd pretty much have to at that point) will not help matters here. B2 would probably allow for a more permanent solution by calling in a favour that the masked man, but I'd rather learn more about him before becoming indebted to him.
As a result, what I'm advocating here is to take a step back so that we can take two steps forward. We admit Aodh is the better man, we bow and scrape and play the game as a good courtier must, then we seek power elsewhere temporarily so that we can come back in a stronger position. Trying desperately to hold on to power that we're barely able to grasp will end poorly, I'm certain of it. Our position right now is very tenuous, and reining it in so we can get benefits in the long-term is the right call in this situation.
However, you're right that in the short-term (next few weeks, months) at least, we should be fine with A2:
No wonder Aodh had mediocre scores in school, because he clearly isn't very savvy. He's very confident, yet he hasn't done his homework by telling anybody or gathering evidence as insurance. The man is certainly no Astarth.
Because it doesn't make much sense to me character-wise. Dio isn't sorry for what he did, he's only sorry that he got caught. Also... it seems kinda pathetic:
The part about being too much of a wimp makes me cringe - being spineless in a world of deadly court politics seems like a very shitty idea. If Dio ever does undergo a complete 180 in terms of personality, it should be after a much more powerful/traumatic experience than this. So Dio got figured out, big deal, why would that make him repent?
Smashing Axe, individually, the murders aren't suspicious, you're absolutely right. But as a whole it becomes very suspicious. We've covered our tracks very well, but once you put the pieces together, things definitely start looking askew. It wasn't long ago that Dio was a member of some obscure House that nobody gave a fuck about. Since then, both his father and betrothed have committed suicide (with the Unata family suspecting foul play), and now Runikylos' right-hand man has mysteriously disappeared, with Dio presumably taking his position. It's not concrete, sure, but this is clearly a very strange set of coincidences. One or two deaths can be passed off as tragedies, but this death won't, given our recent history.
But let's say you're right and Runikylos doesn't notice anything. That might be just as bad. Consider this:
Right now, we are the second most-trusted of Runikylos' aides. Once he's gone, we'll probably have to assume Aodh's coveted position, which will stir up a lot of attention and jealousy. Even though Runikylos might not notice anything, once we usurp Aodh's position, someone else will begin to connect the dots. At this point, our rise to power has been meteoric - from the member of a weak noble House to right-hand of the Prince in six months - someone is bound to see the inconsistencies. Look at this:
We're almost a victim of our own quick success, I think, and as a result, our position is insecure and we've got no friends. Remember why we aren't getting married yet - people would start getting suspicious otherwise. Having Aodh disappear then subsequently usurping his position (we'd pretty much have to at that point) will not help matters here. B2 would probably allow for a more permanent solution by calling in a favour that the masked man, but I'd rather learn more about him before becoming indebted to him.
As a result, what I'm advocating here is to take a step back so that we can take two steps forward. We admit Aodh is the better man, we bow and scrape and play the game as a good courtier must, then we seek power elsewhere temporarily so that we can come back in a stronger position. Trying desperately to hold on to power that we're barely able to grasp will end poorly, I'm certain of it. Our position right now is very tenuous, and reining it in so we can get benefits in the long-term is the right call in this situation.
However, you're right that in the short-term (next few weeks, months) at least, we should be fine with A2:
No wonder Aodh had mediocre scores in school, because he clearly isn't very savvy. He's very confident, yet he hasn't done his homework by telling anybody or gathering evidence as insurance. The man is certainly no Astarth.
hint hint) But, seriously, if we do choose C, we'd better come back with a giant power base and dispose of the other fragments. Aodh is naive an eager, yes, but he is also young. Experience will teach him, just you wait, and if we come in too late, we may be squaring off against Varys the Spider in his own web. Which should be fun, if not deadly.
