Chương 42: The Lull Before - Part 16

"The friend I reveled with two years ago would be by my side now if the entire picture was painted for him.”

Alfred hated feeling stupid. He knew he wasn't, deep down. He knew that if he was to be compared to the rest of the Simonese nobility, he would far exceed their cognitive faculties. For fuck's sake, he was not the General of the Frozen Army because of his political position! As if his father would ever allow nepotism to overturn the security of their entire kingdom. No, he was not stupid.