Quote Originally Posted by Shining Wrath View Post
Colette may well believe that there's no way Tweedle can hold the throne without help, and she's better served negotiating with his Grandmother. For example, if the all-seeing Master of Paris saw Grandma helping Zola, and can prove it, that may give her a hold on Grandma, and therefore on both Tweedle and Tarvek.
This dovetails nicely with Colette's background as a spy. She's suited for the cloak-and-dagger politics you describe here. Smashing her enemies and dancing on their graves just isn't her thing.

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Not the season for it anyway.