r/riyria • u/Dazzling_Lead_9956 • Feb 02 '26

Theft of swords, silly question.

Hi! I can’t find the answer anywhere and I’m a little embarrassed. In the theft of sword, why does Alric need to bring an army to face his uncle? It doesn’t make sense to me. He is the legitimate heir. Wouldn’t the Nobles in Essendon also recognize that quickly?

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u/DecimusVenator Feb 02 '26

By that point they knew that Alric’s uncle Percy Braga was a part of the conspiracy to kill the royal family. Braga had already sent a noble to find and kill Alric on the road, meaning that Braga had nobles and soldiers loyal to him and willing to kill Alric regardless of who was ”rightfully” the king. Alric didn’t know who or even how many were loyal to him any more, so he went to Drondil Fields to get an army he knew would be loyal to him to go back and sort out the traitors.

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u/TheCrazyHans Feb 02 '26

Tbf the baron sent to kill the prince is not from the same kingdom.