[If the anger was meant to scare Ardyn, it missed the mark by a few hundred miles. He rolled his eyes with a quiet laugh, as if recalling some long-faded memory with a faint nostalgia.]
He never was much for humor. Perhaps I was irresponsible at times in my long-lost youth, but it was he who tempered that with restraint and gravity. And if one can not share their heart with those who would seek to guard it, then one is a poor excuse for a lord from the very start.
One can not lead others while forcing distance between himself and those who share his kingdom. A true king shows love and compassion, always--from the lowest peasant to the greatest enemy.
Perhaps it is you who is irresponsible, if you fail to comprehend that.
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[If the anger was meant to scare Ardyn, it missed the mark by a few hundred miles. He rolled his eyes with a quiet laugh, as if recalling some long-faded memory with a faint nostalgia.]
He never was much for humor. Perhaps I was irresponsible at times in my long-lost youth, but it was he who tempered that with restraint and gravity. And if one can not share their heart with those who would seek to guard it, then one is a poor excuse for a lord from the very start.
One can not lead others while forcing distance between himself and those who share his kingdom. A true king shows love and compassion, always--from the lowest peasant to the greatest enemy.
Perhaps it is you who is irresponsible, if you fail to comprehend that.