Talk:Paolo/@comment-36974290-20180921121809/@comment-26199726-20180922160402

So does the game's line, and still it shows paolo just whispering into the Duke's ear. Maybe the book is to be read differently, but my point stands that the game gives you that exact same line when you side with Paolo and do NOT kill the Duke.

And the way I read the book's line, it does not specifically say Paolo holds the exact same title / office as Luca Abele did, only that he rose "in his place", which most likely means "as the new ruler" - which he can be by occupying the same office or by being a shadow figure behind the throne.

I know it doesn't fit perfectly with the picture of Paolo just whispering into Armando's ear, but that's how the game presents it, so I wouldn't blind myself to this possible outcome.