Quote Originally Posted by Turtledeluxe View Post
Wuk Lamat did not invent the rite of succession nor did she make herself a candidate. She had no expectation of being handed thr throne, she wanted to earn it. Yes it would be better to say she wanted it. But the other characters and Wuk herself do acknowledge her shortcomings, however superficial it may be. A lot of the story is superficial...
Yeah but like 40 times through the story she goes "I WILL BE DAWNSERVANT". It's clearly something she really wants. I'm not talking about whether it would be earned, just saying that Lyse never showed any desire to be in power, Wuk clearly does.