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Originally Posted by Insane
Now everything is making sense for me. I feel weird about Roland death and keep thinking that "someone is conspiring to kill him from behind curtains", since i feel that his defeat was too forced and too rushing for plot developments.
Why do i have feeling that he's conspiring to overpower the king and eventually take over the position of King himself?  |
There was nothing forced or rushed about Roland's defeat. It was a battle of ideals and in the end Roland completely lost to Tigre in both circumstances and determination.
Ganlon does not overpower the King and usurp his position. Especially considering I just mentioned what he does at the end of Volume 5 just a few posts ago.
PS. Spoiler tags exist for a reason.
EDIT: Because it just has to be spelled out for some reason, here's your silver platter. *sighs*
Spoiler for Roland's defeat:
Roland was inspired by the then-Prince and later King to become an excellent knight in the service of his liege, to protect the people of Brune. Tigre inherited (and wholeheartedly accepted) his father's position and duty to manage Alsace and its people.
Roland was such an outstanding knight that he was named the Knight of Knights, and in recognition of his valor and strength, the King hands him Durandal not only as a weapon but as a sign of his authority and importance. He is sworn to protect the people of Brune under oath and service of the King. Tigre chose to protect his own people and chose to borrow the power of Zhcted's Vanadis, Elenore as well as her troops, out of a personal decision, knowing fully well the burden and scorn it brings. He is degraded and despised for this action, labeled a rebel and usurper and is eyed with suspicion and mistrust.
So how is it that Tigre, who is fighting for the sake of his citizens just as much as Roland is fighting for the sake of the people of Brune, end up being the one branded a rebel and the antagonist? Why is Roland, who shares the same idea as Tigre, maneuvered such that Roland is forced to fight him? Who forced Tigre's hand such that he, a lowly noble who is mocked and degraded for being good only with the bow, had to assume responsibilities way outside of his scope while Roland, the one who is by all rights sworn to fight for the country and its people, fighting Tigre?
If Roland is doing such a fine, remarkable work of protecting his country, then why was such a lowly noble like Tigre forced to not only assume responsibilities outside his supposed scope of duties, but also borrowed the power of a foreign country's troops while at it? Roland is under oath to fight and protect for the citizens of Brune; how come Tigre, who is bound under no oath nor duty, is completely willing and determined to go to such lengths?
Roland is named after the legend of the knight Roland, who fought for the citizens of his country. Roland himself believed (as he bequeathed Durandal to Tigre) that Tigre is more befitting of the name than he is.