Chapter 75: An Attitude Rooted In Complex Psychology.
"Ruthless yet kind."
"Uncompromising yet pragmatic."
"Monstrous yet righteous."
"But most of all, grudge-bearing."
"The psychology of the early rulers of House Aurellion is as much a mystery as their eccentric ways. In one second, they can forgive rebellious subjects who rose out of desperation and in the next exterminate families who rose out in rebellion out of greed."
"In one second, they will give a country a great deal, and the next impose consequences or stipulations due to even the smallest slight in the past, whether malicious or not."
"This unpredictability was a great weapon, for there is a quote about these future great monarchs who care for their people’s well-being."
"The king’s disposition is like the sea that can turn from a raging storm to a calming sea in the blink of an eye, yet unlike nature, it seems to be much better controlled."
Levath Rammat, Historian and politician in the Kingdom of Athurus.
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Duke Ancel remained silent for a few seconds, surprised that Railius would bring out this card. His face’s usual expressionlessness had finally been broken by a child no less as greed glinted in the man’s eyes, feeling like a bomb had been dropped on their negotiations.
"Are you serious?"