The Order
It started around 200 years ago when the then King died without an heir. Who would succeed him? Several of the most powerful Houses in the realm each put forth their best man and threatened war to ensure the succession. To prevent this, The Order stepped in to get their choice on the throne. The Order prevailed and Duke Alexandre crowned King, even though none had put his name forth as one who should succeed. Historians aren't even aware that this event took place, as no blood shed. How was it done, you ask? They went to the Salons. They entered the Ballrooms. They went to many places most men would or could not go. They dropped the name discreetly in the correct ears. The Order isn't a shadowy cabal of men bent on World Domination. No, they are cannier than that. They say behind every powerful man there is a supportive woman. I'd say behind every powerful man, there are even more powerful women. Ones who know how to use their power to change what they can and know when it is time to pull back. They are the daughters, mothers, wives, and sisters of the most powerful Houses in not just one country, but all. They are a vast network, each working in tandem to enforce their agenda of a more perfect world. One safer and more peaceful for not just their children, but for all the future generations they will never see. This is The Order. Though men may sit in their clubs and wonder who controls this "cabal" and how they know the information they do, they will never once consider who it is. Women stay in the shadows their Societies put them there, and from there they will rule the world. Wars fought not on the battlefield, but in a different field entirely. In the homes of powerful men, over a cup of tea.
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