One of the most prominent ways of maintaining power in a system where there are more than one important persons is the concept of divide and conquer.
As simple as that may sound, it has become a terminology that only those who seek ultimate power search after. O bring oneself under the concept that he or she could gain power by dividing the others may be unthinkable.
However, it is rather doable. And if one does find himself, rather than try to pacify the rest of them to get their favors, the best way to go about that is to let them keep themselves at loggerheads.
It is that simple.
In these times where the fLord is not omnipotent, due to the presence of Noble and the hierarchy in their midst, this would come in handy. Like it has been discussed earlier, the Lord himself does not h
