Talk:Jameson Curnow/@comment-17194369-20170515081951/@comment-1500935-20170515183603

I think Ramsey assigned the guards loyal to his cause to the surrounding district, but not in the palace, which was under Alexi's control. You only see 2 City Watch guards inside after the throne room scene too. As for the loyal ones, you can see them being quickly disposed in the throne room by the clockwork soldiers.

What I don't understand is how the Royal Spymaster's sight was limited to Dunwall. He was barely aware of the chaos in his hometown too. In defense of Burrows, even he could see the shit happening in Tyvia and had a spy among its military government. Also how did the Duke moved clockwork soldiers through the city without Corvo noticing, even if the Duke had them unloaded at the nearby docks?

Like you said, the Coup was poorly written. I think the first novel depicted better his work as Spymaster.