Vale said, "Maybe I am crazy, but that's what I will do, become the Emperor." He didn't say the reason he wanted to be the Emperor was to have everyone under him. He wanted to be the sky so the rain wouldn't fall on him.
He thought about it and looked at the three people in front of him. He needed people he'd be able to use… to work for him. People who were to be trusted to an extent. And they'd been with him, however briefly, when he didn't have power. Of course, they had their own motives, but that only made it better.
People who want are people that can be controlled.
Now that he was at the starting point, that's when he should look for people who would walk with him… hmm… wait… when had he started thinking like some lord? He guessed all the training they gave him in the Clan was still with him. And he was still some lord. Father hadn't officially removed him…
He smiled ruefully. He shouldn't be thinking of many things at once. One thing at a time: be an Emperor.
