Scott paused his train of thought, her belief in her 'right to rule' as it were, seemed to border on the idea that it was 'divine'. Still, he knew enough by now to know that the only reason it was this way was partly due to Malta's byzantine politics and partly because she genuinely cared about Malta's people, or was very good at hiding whatever ulterior motive's she had, if there was an ulterior motive to begin with.
''Does house Loyola have an heir?'' he asked, curious to know if the line of 'rightful rulers' was more or less secure.