"All of his disciples reached high positions?"
Robin raised an eyebrow slowly, disbelief clear in his expression.
"Didn't that era have rivals? Opposing factions? Other powerful figures who could compete with them?"
"That alone shows you the true scale of their superiority, Your Majesty," Leonid replied with a respectful, shallow bow.
"And there is something else as well. The rest of the Council members were constantly overwhelmed, either by large-scale cosmic crises or by personal problems that kept resurfacing again and again. They were scattered, distracted, and divided. None of them managed to build powerful personal factions or loyal circles of followers strong enough to stand against a unified force like Qarun's disciples."
"I see…"
Robin nodded slowly, several times, absorbing the implications.
"Go on."
"From that point onward, another incident occurred that claimed the life of one of the Council members," Leonid continued calmly.
