By logical reasoning, Aran Country had a Royal Court's direct supervisory department, making the citizens nominally belong to the state. Hence, officials in Aran were extraordinarily cautious.
Ake, often called a minor Aran official, preferred doing nothing to making a mistake, representing the typical greeting among Aran officials.
What you think of as palace intrigue—oh, the Emperor loves it immensely! Wanting one concubine over another, secretly mixing abortion drugs into the food when a dragon child gets conceived, ensuring general tranquility among the harem.
Real palace intrigue, however, I greatly admire the first person who secretly surveilled, casually wiping out entire families. Time…it was about to speed up: a storm of eavesdropping, multiple spies, scheming, forming cliques, constantly shifting allegiances, manipulating from the shadows. With that said, there's no escaping the dark patterns.
