An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

After hearing Nathaniel’s words, Tristan’s expression darkened. His brow furrowed as he sank into deep thought.

It seemed he had underestimated the situation. He had assumed it was just a simple rivalry between brothers; he hadn’t anticipated Seamus seizing the chance to further his own agenda.

Seamus already wielded considerable influence. Under the guise of supporting Matthias’ ascension to the throne, he had been forming alliances and recruiting talents. His influence had grown to rival the royal family’s.

If Seamus really supported Matthias’ ascension, he’d overshadow the king, and no one would be able to stop him. The worst-case scenario would be Seamus using Matthias as a puppet to overthrow the House of Linsor.

“Nathaniel, is everything you said true?” Tristan frowned.

“Absolutely. Every word,” Nathaniel replied solemnly. “Of course, if you don’t believe me, you can send someone to investigate.”

“I believe you. But… taking down Seamus won’t be easy. Do you have a plan?” Tristan asked.

“I’ve already sent someone to warn Matthias, but it hasn’t done much good. He believes I have an agenda and doesn’t trust me. Right now, the only option is for us to join forces and stop him from ascending to the throne. That’s the only way we can crush Seamus’s plot,” Nathaniel said.

His words contained a mix of truth and self -interest. While they seemed righteous, they also revealed his hidden agenda. At the moment, he couldn’t match Matthias’ influence.

But with Tristan’s help, their chances of success would be much higher. And once Matthias was out of the way, the throne would be his. He knew Tristan was no match for him this was the real heart of his scheme.

both the House of Linsor and

does this mean you agree?” Nathaniel raised

us, we’re not strong enough to take him on. We’ll need to secure a few

the Moseys. We can still try to get the other

know a few friends in the great

Tristan said and added, “But rather than focusing on the great families, our priority should be the four ancient houses. Aside from the Moseys, there are also the Spanners,

winning them over will be difficult. For the time

Spanners, so I’ll talk to them. As for

visit the Ballards tomorrow morning and see where the Duke of Lachshire stands on this.” Tristan nodded

Ballards’ support, it would be a

more favor to ask,” Nathaniel said after

we should help

a decisive advantage in intelligence, and that happens to be Grace’s specialty. Her Serenity Hall is one of the top three intelligence networks in Dragonmarsh. If we can get her to help us, everything will go a lot smoother,” Nathaniel

the most outstanding. Unlike the rest of them, who focused on military or political matters, she had built an

to recruit her

asked, narrowing