Chapter 192: Assassination
"Assassination."
"I can’t count the times our lord has had to deal with such attempts on his life."
"They have become so regular to the point that it has become a regular part of our lives."
"You would have thought the mountain of corpses left from past failed assassination attempts would have at least made people hesitant to take action."
"But when the reward is millions and gold and even a landed noble title...."
"Well then, even a mountain of corpses won’t stop people attempting to cash in such a payday."
Jordis Mantalon, successor to the Grandmaster of Loyalty and 4th wing of Athurus.
....
Darkath Venselor left the Tavern, enraged, his clenched fists shaking at his side as his gaggle of lickspittles followed him silently, none of them daring to make even a sound that might turn that anger towards them.
None of them had a death wish after all, and Darkath was not known for his mercy and benevolence.
It is uncanny in some ways that people always look down on those who seek favour in such an underhanded fashion, complimenting the powerful to ingratiate themselves with them, and maybe just maybe they would ingratiate themselves enough to gain something from these powerful figures.
However, for someone to become successful through such means requires intelligence and shamelessness, which few possess.