King of Griffindale

Chapter 42 - A New Policy

"Richard put down his daggers, feeling somewhat frustrated.

"There is no better way for him to learn," Richard said. "You didn't think I was going to kill him for real, did you?"

"You tell us," Cyrus said.

"I was only being that way because of necessity," Richard said.

"What on earth makes such aggression necessary on any level?" asked Cyrus.

"Are you serious, Cyrus?" asked Richard. "I thought of all people, you would understand. Felix has no battle experience, and yet he is with us on a mission of conquest against one of the most powerful women on earth. And you are asking me what justifies such aggression?"

"If we don't train him that way, who will? The need for immediate mastery is so important because if he doesn't know how to defend himself, he will die sooner or later," Richard said. "On the contrary, I want him alive as long as possible. He is my friend."

"You don't protect your friends by trying to kill them while only holding back by a thread," Cyrus said. "That's not h