I agree, I'm seeing Tarvek less and less as a ruler type as they go on. I could really wonder if "chief advisor" works out to a good place for him - he understands governance, he likes the twisty backroom stuff, but do we really think he has the ruthless side the Baron has? Eh, maybe we just haven't seen it yet, but I'm not sure.

Thanks for the idea of what Tarvek's brooding about - I've been pretty blank on what that was all about. Maybe it's time to think about it some more.

I really do love that they've written one man who thinks he's a villain, but every time push comes to shove, he's trying to protect or save someone, and one who really believes he's a hero but has done some pretty scary and/or questionable acts. Both definitely have means vs. ends issues.