Sep 30, 2025
To:Moe Tie
Fair... seems the setup chapter wasn't as clear and detailed as I hoped. But, tbf, the reason Valerr did the insurgency now was one fact - Kairo killed Leela. She ramped up because of her daughter's death. Although, Valerr isn't going to be a genuine grieving mother toward the death, she's still emotional.
Otherwise, it would've been a shadow movement, using Jan and Kairo as political advantage as planned.
Shadow Cabal, wouldn't be shadow cabal if we knew numbers or gathered a sense that they were large. But they've been in the story since Kairo landed on Lyon's lap, always watching and around. No clear indication of numbers but they're there. And involved with the palace, a lot deeper than realize.
Fair on the harem, I left them out since I hoped Valerr's representation would speak for itself. And the fact that there is no waifu by Lyon's side when he's in the throne room, I hoped was subtle enough to spell out, harem isn't close to the prince and his court. Especially, when Valerr has to be greeted in a smaller throne room.
Ye, this story is filled on subtle clues that likely be missed (and I prolly missed adding in or accidentally edited out). The insurgency was a challenge to write in as it required a lot of subtle build up from Chapter 4. And I also wanted to make it sudden happening built on subtly, so it's fair I missed some bits, and it feels undeserved.
All good Mo Tie. Appreciate the comments, really good to see this feedback of the chapters. It's been a long time since having this. Typically, it's all just the bot spams these days.