Quote Originally Posted by Eric View Post
It could be that V's actions are, to the nobles, EXACTLY the right thing to do. His actions cannot be proven, he's won his aim. He's right. And that's a viewpoint that HAS been accepted in literary fiction many times. Read "Daughter of the Empire" for one example.
I love this bit of speculation. If Kubota died because he incorrectly categorized V as "effectively a Paladin," it'll be interesting to see what happens if the other nobles now start treating V as a rival (and bloody dangerous) noble.