I personally think it would be awesome if Aly's spy mission in the Copper Islands was not merely a gods-created accident, but secretly an imperialist mission to cease the Copper Islands as an indirectly ruled colony of Tortall. It's the kind of thing Jon would do.
I have trouble seeing Roald as the ruthless bastard type. Endlessly efficient, yes; secretly running the country, totally; and capable of showing the iron fist behind his velvet glove when called for, of course.
But I can't see him enjoying his iron fist moments, which I think is a prerequisite for being a bastard. I mean, look at the way Jon and his friends relish throwing their weight around when they're squires. That's bastard material.
Roald, on the other hand, goes out of his way to make everyone feel included. Possibly this is his way of trying to stave off a conservative coup and/or a Bazhir/Hill Country civil war - oh, Mithros, how awful would it be if both those things happened at the same time?
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I have trouble seeing Roald as the ruthless bastard type. Endlessly efficient, yes; secretly running the country, totally; and capable of showing the iron fist behind his velvet glove when called for, of course.
But I can't see him enjoying his iron fist moments, which I think is a prerequisite for being a bastard. I mean, look at the way Jon and his friends relish throwing their weight around when they're squires. That's bastard material.
Roald, on the other hand, goes out of his way to make everyone feel included. Possibly this is his way of trying to stave off a conservative coup and/or a Bazhir/Hill Country civil war - oh, Mithros, how awful would it be if both those things happened at the same time?