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With the rest of his siblings leaving him alone inside the king's bedchamber Svaltus would find himself sitting down on the fireside chair and pondering the loss of his father and what it meant for both himself and the kingdom at large.
Bator had made clear his intent to seize the throne and he had the largest base of support to make good on his claim. His weakest points - as Svaltus knew from his extensive spy network - were within the castle walls, where Jules and Vaelus plotted, and in the southern sea, where Siobhan's ships supported Vivianna.
Ah, his dear older sister Vivianna... unlike anyone else, Svaltus knew that she had already fled into shadow, along with all the ships that supported her and Siobhan. Word from Mystara was that she had already proclaimed herself as Queen in exile, but intended for a swift coup that would see her as the next ruler. It seemed Vivi and Bator were destined for a clash.
That would mean that Vaelus might have enough of an edge to become a third claimant once those two had spent themselves upon one another. And even then there was an outside threat. Prince Even had apparently taken up residency in Chaos. This couldn't be confirmed, but the rumors amongst Shadow were flying and some of his best sources said that he had ties to the Lady Azure - ambassador to Amber from Chaos, and daughter of Lord Cerulean of House Seiryuu in the Courts of Chaos. Now there was an X factor... In all of this, Svaltus did not have an army, but he did have knowledge... knowledge enough to pit his enemies against one another. If he could play sides well enough, he could win this throne war when all was said and done.
His biggest concern was getting through to the mystery of what had killed Olin, and who could be held responsible. Perhaps by identifying the killer and exposing them to the light of day, Svaltus could become the champion of Amber and the name on the lips of the vox populi.
The last sibling of some minor concern was Dubiel. Ever the emotional, unobtrusive one. Usually she would be considered harmless, regulating herself back to some theater in shadow showing love only for her craft. But one of his sources had some disturbing news for him concerning his thespian half-sister. There was a package smuggled out of Amber and into shadow on what was apparently Olin's order - sent directly to Dubiel. It couldn't be confirmed that the King had ordered this for certain, but it had been with his royal seal. And it had come from the Vault. Lord Aiden, the castle's treasurer, had been the co-signer on the order and it worried Svaltus that the Lord Aiden's long association with Dubiel might be more than just a coincidence. Had Dubiel managed to steal something of importance from Amber's vault? If so, he would have to uncover it soon, before Dubiel disappeared into shadow again.
Bator had made clear his intent to seize the throne and he had the largest base of support to make good on his claim. His weakest points - as Svaltus knew from his extensive spy network - were within the castle walls, where Jules and Vaelus plotted, and in the southern sea, where Siobhan's ships supported Vivianna.
Ah, his dear older sister Vivianna... unlike anyone else, Svaltus knew that she had already fled into shadow, along with all the ships that supported her and Siobhan. Word from Mystara was that she had already proclaimed herself as Queen in exile, but intended for a swift coup that would see her as the next ruler. It seemed Vivi and Bator were destined for a clash.
That would mean that Vaelus might have enough of an edge to become a third claimant once those two had spent themselves upon one another. And even then there was an outside threat. Prince Even had apparently taken up residency in Chaos. This couldn't be confirmed, but the rumors amongst Shadow were flying and some of his best sources said that he had ties to the Lady Azure - ambassador to Amber from Chaos, and daughter of Lord Cerulean of House Seiryuu in the Courts of Chaos. Now there was an X factor... In all of this, Svaltus did not have an army, but he did have knowledge... knowledge enough to pit his enemies against one another. If he could play sides well enough, he could win this throne war when all was said and done.
His biggest concern was getting through to the mystery of what had killed Olin, and who could be held responsible. Perhaps by identifying the killer and exposing them to the light of day, Svaltus could become the champion of Amber and the name on the lips of the vox populi.
The last sibling of some minor concern was Dubiel. Ever the emotional, unobtrusive one. Usually she would be considered harmless, regulating herself back to some theater in shadow showing love only for her craft. But one of his sources had some disturbing news for him concerning his thespian half-sister. There was a package smuggled out of Amber and into shadow on what was apparently Olin's order - sent directly to Dubiel. It couldn't be confirmed that the King had ordered this for certain, but it had been with his royal seal. And it had come from the Vault. Lord Aiden, the castle's treasurer, had been the co-signer on the order and it worried Svaltus that the Lord Aiden's long association with Dubiel might be more than just a coincidence. Had Dubiel managed to steal something of importance from Amber's vault? If so, he would have to uncover it soon, before Dubiel disappeared into shadow again.