[Maribelle raises her head back up now with a smile.]

I think they would make this general very unpopular with the old windbags. They're very clever, you know. You don't get to sit on the royal judiciary by being born into it, so there's that, at least.

But he would most certainly be a hero! All the more so given his past achievements. The people would be forever in debt to him. As would the house of Themis.

...Well, one person in the house of Themis, anyway, but I am next in line, so. I matter the most.