User blog comment:Jonesy95/Possibilities for Dishonored DLC/@comment-58.168.79.244-20130209135422/@comment-3202167-20130209183653

Oh, nevermind, I misread your post, and I just remembered that book in Daud's room, doesn't it state that the Royal Protector is handpicked by the Empress, and isn't it also said that he's a diplomatic gesture?

I guess you're right....