If there was one thing he knew, it was that great things couldn't be achieved alone. Even the great gods had banded together to fight the Void — so how could mere mortals like him hope to carry the burden of change on their own?
So, being used as a tool by his father and despised by his brothers, he endured their scorn and set out to find reliable allies in secret.
At first, he found those few among the officials who had not relinquished their honor yet. With their help, he established a small, hidden network of agents and informants. And when information from all corners of the kingdom flowed into his modest courtyard, he identified those who could help him rally the people and stop the tyrant, his father.
The people were not blind to injustice, after all, and strength was not granted exclusively to nobles. There were those among common folk who wielded great power and felt the same way he did — who wanted to help their kingdom, but were granted no recourse.
