[color=green:737593109f]i think carrot is aware that his becomming king would not, in fact, be beneficial for ankh morpork, nor for himself. the ruler always gets blamed for everything that goes wrong, and the only way for a ruler to avoid getting into trouble is if he, like vetenari, is an absolute ruler, a tyrant, whom everyone fears. it is more effective for the people to hold on to the ideal of the lost king or of him personally if they (subconciously or not) see him as king, rather than him actually being king and having his weaknesses exposed and getting the blame for everything that goes wrong, which would cause people to lose their idealism and faith in him. ruling subtlely, by influence and not by dominance, is more effective.

(does that make sense?)[/color:737593109f]