Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-39403387-20190508194145/@comment-39403387-20190511101034

I think that's a bit unfair towards Simons success. His Doomed King plan didn't fail, it succeeded beyond all expectations. Simons primary goal was always safety and stability from the Incubus Emperor. Thanks to the Doomed King that goal is far closer to being achieved than at the start of the game.

The shard may be manipulating events around Simon, but Simon manipulates the shards manipulation into something good, if that makes sense. Simon is well aware that the shard forces his surroundings into serving his will, but he is capable of using that manipulation to better the conditions of Arclent, even if it forces him to take more power than he is comfortable with.

The doomed king plan was always the means to an end, nothing more