- Location
- Fabulously Rainbow Ireland
How would Zao be able to keep her busy with the Heretical Dragon Blooded. He will be busy keeping his hold on the Navy while, for all intents and purposes what the Realm views as Hessiah, is trying to pull it away from Zao's hands. With the Scarlet Flag prophecy we could relieve it and actually give Zao breathing room to start working against Anys, remember that she cannot keep the charade up for long, especially with her plans. If Zao remains strong, when it is time for Ulyssian to return to the Realm to oppose Anys we will have the full backing of the largest military force in the Realm who is under the control of a single dragon-blooded who we are viewed as the Successor to with little to no dissidents.
No the Heretical DB's popping up would keep her busy while Zao focuses on stopping her from eroding his influence and then upon our triumphant return as a "chosen hero of the Dragons" we can reveal "Hessiah" as a fake (possibly using EotUCS) and not having to worry about accusations of "Anathema" due to the prophecy we set up.
Choosing Heretical doesn't guarantee his death, just as Scarlet Flag doesn't guarantee his safety, but we've continually chosen options that prioritize Zao's well-being. Saving his life is a matter of stacking the odds as much as possible in favor of that outcome; this perpetuates that trend.
Focusing on Zao's well being all the time isn't going to help us much you know, at some point you have to trust the dice and getting tunnel vision around "Save Zao, he'll fix everything" can easily mean we get blindsided and killed.