‘So it’s him.’ 

Gwain was one of the court’s nobles which King John favored highly, so with how much he relied on advice from his entourage, he was essentially almost running the Rhine kingdom as it was.

Even John’s nephew, Duke Arnold, didn’t care too much. If he wanted to, he could easily get rid of Count Ludwig and be a strong competitor for the throne.

No doubt the Wildfire would act as his trump card when the time came.

As he watched Gwain order his troops, Woohyuk starting thinking in hypotheticals.

‘He must be deliberately hiding his ambition.’

Count Gwain was only biding his time, as he pretended to yield the throne to Count Ludwig.

Although he had a lot of influence on politics in the capital, it wasn’t to the point that he would have the army do his bidding. That was the reason he needed to make use of Count Ludwig.

Still, seeing as in the past it had been Count Ludwig that had emerged on top and taken the throne, his plan would most likely fail once more.

‘Obviously one of the two had betrayed the other.’

Han Jangmi had already informed him that the leaders of Akatsuki and Exodus weren’t on good terms. Such cracks could lead to internal conflicts and eventually a complete collapse.

Right now however he didn't care about the feud between the clans, Woohyuk had some business with Gawain.

“Then I’ll take my subordinates...