Talk:Death to the Empress/@comment-1500935-20170213075713/@comment-6716431-20170213114724

The thing is, they're not. Alone, I entirely agree with you, Paolo and Byrne would fail. But they've got the sensible Amando, Stilton and Hypatia, not to mention the fact that Emily/Corvo is going to keep a close eye on Serkonos.

Also, I believe that Byrne and Paolo would calm slightly when it sinks in that they will only keep their position of power if they don't argue too much. More than anything, they want Serkonos run, not their way, but not their opponent's way. From what I gathered of them, Paolo and Byrne would rather stay on the council and make a few compromises than leave the council and let their enemy make all the decisions.