[ Arthur has to contemplate this one for a good, long while. He's at odds with his own King while facing the looming future of his own ascent to the throne, and he has never been more conflicted. ]

Kingship is hardly so easy a task. "Harsh" and "wise" - it is difficult to know the meaning of the words when one man may claim another's wisdom to be cruelty. There must exist an even balance between the two, if the King is to serve his people as he is meant to.