Fair point. I do definitely think that Roald has a greater capacity for ruthlessness than his dad, though, or at least a greater willingness to be ruthless. Roald is also subtle, and I think he is perfectly capable of doing, or ordering done, the nasty things that running a kingdom sometime need done. Jon, after all, has one major pitfall: he wants to be liked, to be seen as the Good King. And I do think Roald looks at his father, takes copious notes, and resolves to act in exactly the opposite ways his parents do. (No, I don't think Thayet's a good queen, either.)
...I am also somewhat fond of the idea that there is serious insanity in Thayet's family, and that Jon's mom discarded her as an option for a reason, and that coming back to bite Jon in the ass. What can I say, I love messing with Jon.
The coup could easily provide the opening for the rebellion. I also don't think that marrying off all Roald's siblings to foreign countries or having Aly in the Isles means that those countries would just play nice with Tortall and stop raiding them.
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Date: 2012-08-26 02:35 pm (UTC)...I am also somewhat fond of the idea that there is serious insanity in Thayet's family, and that Jon's mom discarded her as an option for a reason, and that coming back to bite Jon in the ass. What can I say, I love messing with Jon.
The coup could easily provide the opening for the rebellion. I also don't think that marrying off all Roald's siblings to foreign countries or having Aly in the Isles means that those countries would just play nice with Tortall and stop raiding them.