Quicksilver looked coldly at Sain and shook out his aching hand. "The moment you said you wanted to work with the Kurus Empire, you lost any chance of taking the throne."
Sain ignored Quicksilver and looked at the Black Order around him.
The Black Order were his father's five most powerful generals. If he won their support, even his father's dying wish could be changed.
But to his dismay, every one of them avoided his gaze. Even Ebony Maw, who had been close to him, would no longer look at him.
Seeing that, Sain seemed to understand. It was already over.
Only then did he turn to Quicksilver, unwilling to accept it. "Why? The Kurus Empire and the Kree Empire are mortal enemies. I've even made contact with a high-ranking official in the Skrull Empire. Once I take the throne, they'll help us overthrow the Kree Empire. Why can't any of you see what's happening?"
In fact, he had contacted the Kurus years ago. They had promised him all kinds of support if he became king of Titan.
There was one condition, of course: he had to declare war on the Kree Empire.
But given their current relationship with the Kree Empire, he felt they might as well be at war already. So he had readily agreed, and the two sides had signed a contract.
That contract was why he was so confident they would not go back on their word.
Quicksilver shook his head. "You really are a child who can't read the situation. Ask the Black Order why they won't support you. If Thanos hadn't kept me well fed and comfortable all these years, I wouldn't bother with your affairs."
As he spoke, he patted his slightly rounded belly.
Sain turned to Ebony Maw. "Why did you betray