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[cozen]

The Van Markham’s favored son, yes. And the Pentaghasts had both the king’s brother and Aurelia Pentaghast to offer—that is where all of the trouble has come from, I think. If they had rallied behind a single person they would not have had so much trouble repelling the Van Markhams’ ambition.

[justashotaway]

[A long pause. This makes more sense than anything else she's been told thus far.]

Which one should be king?

[cozen]

I could not say. Whichever one can keep the country from collapsing to Corypheus for now, ideally, and if after the war they are a tyrant, someone can kill them then. But determining which of them would best prevent collapse is above me.

[justashotaway]

[A fortunate thing: she does not have to ask who Corypheus is.]

How do we find out which is best?

[cozen]

We could lock them in a room together with a single sword.

[justashotaway]

Where do we find them?

[ Careful, Bastien, that sounds reasonable to her. ]

[cozen]

Nevarra, I imagine—but that was a joke. I do not know how we would determine the best one. They all seem fairly terrible in their own ways.