The whole world knew the revolutionary power of Ferron steel. It had forged the industrial era. At this point, Paladians might consider Ferron a saviour if he usurped Morrough. He could blame the bulk of his atrocities on Morrough, and take responsibility only for what benefitted him. From everything Helena knew, Ferron had no competition. Greenfinch was little more than a puppet, and the Guild Assembly was a joke. Ferron was Morrough’s only visible crutch. It would explain why Morrough was torturing him so much: out of resentment for his own failing immortality. He was critically dependent on
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