"It's not about who's seen ruling, sitting on the throne, wearing the crown, it's who holds most of the strings.
Be they by spell, threat, promise, trust, controlled information, saying the right word in the right ear at the right time.
That is how you change the world."
"We need to find or create all the strings that tie the Inner Sea together, so that it can start dancing to our tune. This may take some time, depending on what is already in play."