🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

- The company of subjects loyal to our sovereign is not unfamiliar, but I am not among his friends, comrades, or even acquaintances. Unfortunately, I do not have a very high opinion of him, and therefore, I have no desire to meet him.

—That's how it is... But may I ask why you don't have a high opinion of him? Don't think I'm a royal spy, —he added with a smile, —I simply recently came across his biography and have been interested in the opinions of various "people of the era" ever since. But somehow, the puzzle in my head isn't coming together; the transformations described are too unexpected.