The Ballad of Adler Young, Canto 2.5

>Adler, you could say you've lost control of this situation, but then, you never were in control, were you? How long have you been dragged around on strings in accordance to the whims of others?Too long. This army is made of stupid peasants who don't know what's going on. Stupid peasants that are loyal to you and "your cause". This is the first real bargaining chip you've had in a while. Time to do what everyone else has been doing: hatch a plot. Be secretive, pretend to be compliant. Assess who your real allies are, who is loyal only to you. When all is said and done, you'll be sitting on top, and no one, not the duchess, the queen, the vulpitinians, the scutis, the sisterhood, nor anyone else will have a say in your grand machinations. Your true destiny begins now.

>Adler: Unleash your own maniacal cackle that puts the duchess' to shame. Everyone stare. So much for plotting in secret...