Knights of Tezoth

- Serves you right, Your Strategicalness. For all your many talents, you grew too greedy in your desire to conquer Ikazkan and blindly trusted a man who should have been hanged from the first available post or tree. I've said it a million times - if you see a shady character, hang him immediately, no need to tempt fate. Wasn't it obvious that he would stab you in the back at the first opportunity? And now, in your attempts to find an underground treasure, you're missing an exceptional chance to bring all of Tezoth under your heel. A pity. A great pity. But is there any other lord in this kingdom worthy of my service? I, the Knight of the Golden Section, Rainris Xezbeth, will not waste my precious time on mediocrity. Karneya? An immediate no. A mad dog belongs in a cage, not ruling a country. Maria-Tenerezza? For all her merits, she doesn't measure up to imperial material. Stratos? Too tunnel-visioned, niche ambitions. Grimban? Would have made a good ruler, but I still don't see a way to guide someone like him along the path of a monarch. Kaleido? Perhaps. Drachlaus? A clown. A strong one, but still a clown. A dragonborn with a silly name is an immediate pass - this is a human country; non-humans should stay far from the helm and should be grateful we don't make shoes out of their scales. Man? Too unpredictable. Diramis no, Dirk no. Asalia? Perhaps. Nilcha no. Berseriy is most likely dead. Kanonchan no. Tsiel had better go babysit children and bake pies. So it turns out there are no more worthy candidates. Maybe I should become a lord myself? But that's so much hassle, I don't want to - I'd rather pull everyone's strings from behind the scenes.