You know, usually I think these types of antagonists are the product of lazy writing, but the story is so adamant about how shallow and selfserving nobles can be that all these monkeys with a power boner look plausible. The narrative basically screams at you that these crazy rich people live to be swallowed by their own pride, so what else is there to motivate them but that?
You know, usually I think these types of antagonists are the product of lazy writing, but the story is so adamant about how shallow and selfserving nobles can be that all these monkeys with a power boner look plausible. The narrative basically screams at you that these crazy rich people live to be swallowed by their own pride, so what else is there to motivate them but that?