[ Annie lifts her head slightly before inclining it, acknowledging that he might have some kind of point there. A Lord Auditor probably had a greater depth of what went on in the heads of the nobles. ]
He still said it.
[ Annie is far removed from the ways of emperors and kings, but her understanding of reality was that it didn't matter what the truth was. Even if this Emperor was a man who fell into the position because of his close association with the person he failed rather than one he conspired against, her point still stood.
It was always a matter of controlling the flow of information. Dissent had to be handled immediately. ]
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He still said it.
[ Annie is far removed from the ways of emperors and kings, but her understanding of reality was that it didn't matter what the truth was. Even if this Emperor was a man who fell into the position because of his close association with the person he failed rather than one he conspired against, her point still stood.
It was always a matter of controlling the flow of information. Dissent had to be handled immediately. ]