Radagon was not likable, but fortunately, he had three fine children.
Rykard might have given him cause for concern, but he had never slipped up in his work.
He had always done well when it came to suppressing other faiths.
Many who followed beliefs that were not aligned with gold had been taken away by Rykard's men.
Radahn needed no introduction. In the Lands Between, where strength was prized and heroes respected, he was quite popular.
His giant stature alone made a striking impression. Add his legendary feat of shattering the stars, and he fit the Lands Between's definition of a hero perfectly.
Sometimes, a father really might be less famous than his son. When people chatted, they would say, "That's so-and-so's father." Who that "father" actually was did not matter.
So, besides being king consort, Radagon could also be "Radahn's father."
Well, thinking of it that way did make him feel somewhat better.
A father's standing rose with his son's.
Ranni was doing well too. She had taken over the management of Caria from Rennala and successfully suppressed the Academy of Magic's rebellious ambitions.
Back when Radagon was there, he had already noticed that those people harbored disloyal intentions.
The Sorcery Professors were all loudmouths too, fond of spreading rumors and gossip.
That was why he had specifically used the Golden Thread to seal the mouths of the Sorcery Professors' masks, warning them to watch what they said.
Even so, Radagon had also secretly brought the Cuckoo Regiment into his fold, having the Cuckoos keep an eye on the Academy of Magic.
Nor had he recruited them at random. During his time in Caria, Radagon had truly never been idle. Besides studying sorcery, he had investigated many things.
The Albinaurics, for example, and the Cuckoos' hatred of them.
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