Zircon Exposed- A Flight Theory

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UPDATE: After reading chapter 34: Hmm. After re-reading the last few chapters, I've realized that, based on what we know, Zircon probably wanted revenge on his father, not Garnet. After all, his father was the one who exiled him. Sure, Garnet became the heir, but Zircon seemed content with his life as a shadow. And, now that things are better for fishers, the only people Zircon and his friends would want revenge on are Alexandrite and possibly Robin. Based on what we know, there was no reason for poisoning Garnet and Citrine. Unless Zircon's objectives have changed, it seems that Zircon and his followers don't want the throne, unless they were planning on using royal power to help the fishers. However, since the fishers are fine now, taking over the throne for that reason seems kind of baseless. Maybe Inkberry is interpreting things differently and taking it too far? After all, you have to consider that there is a whole new generation in power now, and the cats Zircon might have wanted revenge on aren't here. Inkberry said that Zircon's final command was "to get rid of the royal family." In chapter 33, it says that Zircon told the fishers that they didn't need the royal family, and the rebellion was to try to improve the lives of the fishers. Zircon didn't get to see the improvements made to the fisher's lives, so he told Inkberry to get rid of the royal family. Inkberry saw that things got better, so there was no need to get rid of the royal family, but decided to do so as an attempt to get revenge. I highly suspect that, if Zircon was to return to find that the lives of the fishers have improved and that a whole new generation is in power, one that cares for the well-being of the fishers and had nothing to do with his exile, his thirst for revenge would end. After all, nothing about Zircon suggests that he is power-hungry. He was just trying to help the fishers, but his methods for doing so were wrong. If you think about it, all of the evil events in Flight, from the poisoning of Garnet and Citrine to the disappearance of Lilac, have occurred due to Inkberry's misinterpretation of Zircon's order. She is the one who is taking things too far, not recognizing that the wish of the traitor prince has already been fulfilled. Zircon isn't even here to be dictating this whole thing. Zircon may not be the problem in this equation. It's Inkberry's misinterpretation of what Zircon wants. UPDATE: After reading chapter 24: Inkberry is referred to as one of "them". It could mean that "them" refers to a group of servants and other cats who believed Zircon was meant to be the true leader. They might've been banished with him. Maybe more tension will grow between Sapphire and Diamond, to the point that Zircon and his followers might approach Diamond and invite her to join them. I'm hoping this theory is close to the truth, cause it took a lot of developing. T H I S _ I S _ M Y _ F I R S T _ P R O J E C T _ I N _ S E V E N _ M O N T H S :O