Chapter 69: Phantom Thief Dauphin (13) - Unprincipled Violence

#69화 Phantom Thief Dauphin (13) - Unprincipled Violence

Originally, Count Sarnos had no intention of getting involved in Revbruk's affairs.

It wasn't that he respected local autonomy or anything like that; it was simply that the count's attention was fixed elsewhere.

The political infighting within the royal court.

The division within the Birka royal family was a massive opportunity for the marquis and count houses, which boasted the greatest power in the kingdom, and the side that succeeded in putting its chosen candidate on the throne could, in recognition of that achievement, rise to a position above all others, both in name and in reality.

No, it might even go beyond that, allowing them to turn the royal family into puppets and effectively rule the country.

So what if it was just one of the many mediocre countries scattered across the continent?

So what if he became the ruler of a state whose internal affairs were a complete mess?

He didn't know any better.

For those in power, craving even greater power is almost instinct...