Douglas thought the Queen's methods were too soft; if it had been up to him, he would have physically reshuffled the deck, reorganizing the Tulip Family to ensure their loyalty at all times.
But he wasn't the King and had no co-sovereign rights, so his words didn't count.
In the plan targeting the Tulip Family, after careful consideration, Douglas placed the challenging Lando Family last. At the banquet two days later, he planned to show Austin what a God-chosen Knight truly was.
This was a sure win!
"It's just a pity that the Dark Church's Holy Maiden didn't find the Dark Knight; otherwise, having two God-chosen present would have truly secured our position," Douglas mused, leaning against the back seat of the limousine.
He pondered that the absence of the Dark Knight had its downsides and upsides.