That is a gift I wish on everyone, living in a time of peace.

[ He listens, though. He isn't the strongest at picking up social roles and hierarchies, but there are some things he knows. ]

I admire a leader, regardless of their magic or lineage, who lives among their people as their people would. I -- much of the royal family and the generals I most respected did their best to do so, to the extent it was safe and possible.

Was your seclusion by choice or an operation of your role?