"Only because you have these incompetents under you, my Lord. It has taken days merely to get them to obey instructions properly. It is a most inconvenient task that the High King has set you. To pose as a bastard of all people. It irks me," Gadar said.
"Ah, come, not near me, Gadar. I will not have bitterness. That too builds, like the battlefield, and it spawns weakness soon enough. No, my good man, this is not a time for bitterness. In the twilight of my career, I have been given a challenge, I am far from bitter."
"You have been humiliated by a man that does not value you, my Lord. I do not know how you do not feel bitterness."
"When the blossoms come, it is all washed away. I live my life for singular moments, Gadar. A beautiful victory can wash away any ailment. Oliver Patrick has shown he has the aptitude to be the second brush on this beautiful canvas that we are to create," General Talon said.
