Competence of the High Lords

I find it ironic that the three longest-reigning High Lords are actually the three worst rulers. Two because of their, well, incompetence, and one because of his cruelty. All the lords who ascended during Amarantha's reign are actually the most competent and interested in the prosperity of their courts.

I mean, "the old and most powerful HL" Beron, Rhysand and Tamlin are actually losing to a bunch of younglings (if you count by years of reign and not by real age, because I'm not really sure how old the other characters are; except maybe Tarquin - he's about 80)

For some reason I find this very funny 😅