"It's normal. Power confuses people, and it also makes them swell with pride." Laine nodded, speaking softly. "Afu, remember this: personal prestige always runs out sooner or later. Pushing problems down for the time being doesn't mean you've solved them."
"I understand, my friend. These years I've also been observing your policies." Alfred felt a bit embarrassed at being called out. In truth, holding all the power in that place had indeed gone to his head for a while. But after seeing the newly built, magnificent Duke's Castle, he had calmed down again. "But I'm not like you. To this day I still don't understand how you, as if performing Magic, created today's splendor, and this scene where Knights and Peasants live together in harmony."
