"Yeesh. So much for line of succession." Which could be problematic in and of itself, but at least it made things simple. If this King Markus was on his last leg, then no wonder things were so tense around here. The throne would be up for grabs by anyone in the family.

"But isn't there supposed to be an actual king in the Anderfels?" He missed the whole Weisshaupt debacle. All he's caught is bits of the aftermath, and admittedly, he doesn't have a full picture. "Didn't that guy stage a coup or something?"