With this one thing she is right, Kell does feel strongly about it. For reasons, he only partially hates. No matter how much he likes to complain about his adopted parents, they were never this callous. King Maxim could have been cold and calculating to him, be he cared. About his country, about his people. He truly did. And Kell soaked this attitude, this atmosphere, whether he liked it or not.
He scoffs, dismissing her argument with a wave of hand.
"I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a sudden revelation that the king is secretly a fountain of wisdom and courage." Truth is simpler. He doesn't care. "This not the first time when both of them showed they only care about themselves and the capital."
Even now, the food from Solvunn first goes to feed the capital - them included. That's one thing that Kell feels personally, irrationally, guilty about. The countryside might starve, but Ambrose's little experiment will not. He wouldn't actually prefer to starve. It's a horrible, terrifying thought. Kell has never been hungry in his life. Injured, beaten, exhausted, yes, but not starving. It's not their fault, and yet it still pisses him off.
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He scoffs, dismissing her argument with a wave of hand.
"I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a sudden revelation that the king is secretly a fountain of wisdom and courage." Truth is simpler. He doesn't care. "This not the first time when both of them showed they only care about themselves and the capital."
Even now, the food from Solvunn first goes to feed the capital - them included. That's one thing that Kell feels personally, irrationally, guilty about. The countryside might starve, but Ambrose's little experiment will not. He wouldn't actually prefer to starve. It's a horrible, terrifying thought. Kell has never been hungry in his life. Injured, beaten, exhausted, yes, but not starving. It's not their fault, and yet it still pisses him off.