While his affected limbs are expected to recover to almost the way there were before the stroke, that will require a long period of rest and rehabilitation, they said. Say, oh, a year or so, after which time he was announce he is retiring? By the by, does he have a brother...?
He has a half brother he kicked out, a powerful brother-in-law, a sister, and three sons. Last and not the least, an ambitious and ruthless consort(the new unofficial wife.)
The stage is set for full-blown classic palace intrigues.