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Chapter 353
Chapter 353
“Turn the ministers to your side.”
Crang recalled the queen’s words.
Their meeting had not taken place in the audience chamber, but in a secret location.
What was her first question back then?
He remembered it clearly.
It was the moment when Enkrid had spoken to the wild horse with mismatched eyes.
“Shall we go?”
Ah, that madman.
Where was he even planning to go? And why was the wild horse nodding as if it understood?
At that sight, the conversation he had with the queen resurfaced in his mind with perfect clarity.
“Why should I give up the throne?”
The queen had asked.
He had answered, though he wasn’t sure if it was a good answer.
All he had done was voice his beliefs.
“A ruler should be someone who swears to protect the kingdom.”
That had been the final line of his short response.
“I see that another remains who would ask the same question.”
The queen hadn’t evaluated his words, merely stating that fact.
Crang bowed his head in respect. The discussion that followed was far more pragmatic.
“The nobles are divided into factions. Can you account for them all?”
“Even a mind-reading sorcerer would struggle with that.”
Predicting the weather was an incredibly difficult task—one had to read the flow of water and track changes in nature.
Even a mage capable of such feats could not instantly discern the shifting nature of the human heart.
“I can predict how much rain will fall next month, but I cannot know the thoughts of the farmer who will cultivate the land.”
That was the saying of a famous mage, once widely quoted across the continent.
Whether such words were truly spoken or not, their meaning was clear.
A man who swears loyalty today might betray you for a handful of gold tomorrow.
That was human nature.
Especially among politicians—where the morning’s stance could change by noon, shift again by evening, and completely transform by dawn.
It is impossible to predict.
How could anyone possibly track the ever-changing minds of people?
But guiding them toward a desired path—
That was possible.
Through threats, intimidation, promised rewards, by reading their desires and ambitions.
A mage may not be able to do it, but a strategist, a politician, someone who thrives on using their mind—they could read people.
Not through the mysteries of magic, but through pure insight.
"Identify the factions. Bring the ministers to your side."
He understood the queen’s intent.
Could he fill the audience chamber with his own people?
It was an incredibly difficult task.
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