[Taking a deeper drink of his wine, Hendrik contemplates Jasper's offer. While he's respected and admired his friend for most of their lives (except for those rare moments when he was angry and hurt), the only time he had thought of pulling Jasper into his realm of work was when he was thinking about how his friend really should have been promoted in the aftermath of Dundrasil.]
I would much prefer it were in an official capacity. I do not claim to know everything you studied in Sniflheim, but you have always been excelled over everyone in scholarship.
[And didn't His Majesty used to ask Jasper for advice? ...Maybe that was just a rumor he had heard.
He worries his lower lip for a moment before speaking again.]
When I learned from His Majesty that he would appoint me as general of the army, I asked if he intended to promote you as well. He rejected the idea at the time, stating that Sir Lazarite would be staying on.
[...]
But it has been three years. As you have said, the man has long deserved his retirement. I fear the stress of the current environment will end him before someone else is trained to take on that work.
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I would much prefer it were in an official capacity. I do not claim to know everything you studied in Sniflheim, but you have always been excelled over everyone in scholarship.
[And didn't His Majesty used to ask Jasper for advice? ...Maybe that was just a rumor he had heard.
He worries his lower lip for a moment before speaking again.]
When I learned from His Majesty that he would appoint me as general of the army, I asked if he intended to promote you as well. He rejected the idea at the time, stating that Sir Lazarite would be staying on.
[...]
But it has been three years. As you have said, the man has long deserved his retirement. I fear the stress of the current environment will end him before someone else is trained to take on that work.