"What is a favorite? It's like climbing a ladder when the Emperor favors you, how can any minor noble rise to his level in just over a decade?
But once one falls out of favor, everything disappears in an instant, as if the ladder is pulled away and one falls from the sky.
Sometimes, you haven't done anything wrong, it's just that someone happens to need a scapegoat, and you happen to be the most convenient."
Lance seemed to casually reveal the cruel and ruthless nature of political struggles, all the while never putting down the binoculars, constantly observing the ships along the coast, his words casual.
"Those who play politics are all brains without heart, and I happen to be heart without brains, so I really dislike these messy affairs." Lance complained, and used these words to express his own thoughts.
He truly did not want to be involved in these matters; he was here to lie back and enjoy life, eating, drinking, playing, and waiting for death was his pursuit.
