Antonin believed that his enemies assumed he would make the first move to grab power. As the most logical successor to their master, it made the most sense that he would want to solidify his position as soon as possible. His reluctance to become the next Dark Lord was the reason why he hadn't yet tried. He might have claimed that he was waiting to throw the enemies off and force them out into the open, but she knew better. If there was any way he could make it through what was coming without being pressed into the service as the new head of the regime, he would be open to it. But so far, there were no options that either one of them could see making themselves available. He would become the Dark Lord or die in the attempt.