"I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing."
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, the Whale

"There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it."
― Criss Jami, Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality

Eric. Love-child. Bastard Prince. Older brother you can never live up to. Eldest save one.

A statesman, smiling, the power of grace. A charismatic strategist. The courtier's courtier. Bringer together of men.

Arrogance, Ambiguity, and Ambition.