Richard looked at the man and smiled. "He was still a talented boy; it's a pity he died," he said.
Richard took another puff from his cigar and glanced over the documents in front of him. The documents included information about Ethan's company, as well as details about Ethan's altercation with a recently disappeared noble from the Herumzam Kingdom. Richard carefully read the documents and set them aside.
"It seems I made the right decision after all," he murmured.
The man tensed and looked at Richard. It would be a lie to say he knew exactly what kind of man Richard was after all the years spent with him.
"Forgive my question, Your Majesty, but why do you torture your children like this?" he couldn't help but ask.
"Torture? Who? What?" Richard replied, as if he had heard a particularly foolish question.
