"...Everything, all collapsed?"
"Yes. After the entire Florida colony fell to the slave rebellion, our colony is under threat. We must make a decision as soon as possible..."
"That... that's why I said I should have captured Queen Elizabeth back then! Then the war could have been over already!"
"..."
"..."
The Duke of Lerma held back a sigh and gave the king a gentle smile.
"...It's regrettable. Truly incompetent ones have ruined Your Majesty's grand plans."
It's good for a king to be stupid. It makes him suitable for manipulation.
But it's problematic if he's stupid beyond a certain limit. It makes the country unstable.
The relocation to Valladolid has been completed, and there's no need to keep the king's attention away from the New World anymore.