Becoming Radahn's enemy was clearly not a pleasant prospect.
Malenia sighed. "Perhaps we need to prepare for the worst. Radahn, like Rykard, is in league with the Godskins and will become our enemy."
Rykard's collusion with the Godskins was an established fact. Colluding with the Godskins was tantamount to rebelling against the Erdtree.
Rebelling against the Erdtree naturally meant opposing the Golden Lineage and Godwyn.
Indeed, from Morgott to Godrick, they all regarded the Erdtree as their own. Radagon seizing the throne had been upsetting enough. Now his son wanted to betray the Erdtree too. He was positively courting death.
And now Radahn had gotten involved as well. In a ruthless struggle for power, it was always better to believe a threat existed than to assume it did not.
Whether Radahn really intended to betray them or not, they had to label him a traitor first.
Preparing early and striking first was always best. Better to kill the wrong person than let one slip away.
"I now have reason to believe their family intends to murder Godwyn," Malenia said, growing increasingly convinced of her own theory. "He is undoubtedly the greatest obstacle on their family's path to the throne."
"If they succeed in assassinating him, it would surely deal a devastating blow to the Erdtree's faction." Morgott raised his cane and struck it heavily against the floor.
"Oh, right." Godrick suddenly understood. "In their eyes, I'm useless, and they don't know my uncle exists. That means my father is the Golden Lineage's only capable member. If they kill him, we'd have no way to fight back."
That would effectively eliminate a faction before the Succession War even began.
"No, not just you. My brother and I are close to him. If something happened to him... our Haligtree would suffer losses