lowk, with all the character plot armor aside, i still think it's kind of stupid cus that kid is literally a dragon?? he went through war for 5 years and WON every single one of em, even managing to survive the canyon from being crushed w big ass rocks and decapitated the king of another country. he is literally an unfeeling war machine, the only chance they have of killing him is them somehow convincing/tricking that kid to be addicted to black potion and breaking his mind into becoming like his father (still quite fucking impossible to do too bc karas' mental fortitude is strong, like i said, he's an unfeeling war machine who only shows emotions when it comes to abel)
my point here is that if they wanted him gone, they can’t do it by just ordering other people to kill him without even considering how strong that fucker actually is, even when alone
What a great plan Duke like for real, the strategy he had in mind just to eliminate the King is mind blown!!!