[If Dimitri is surprised to have Nezumi instantly guess at what pushed him to such horrible violence, he doesn't show it. Nor does he attempt to pick at Nezumi in the same way, though it's simple enough to deduce that he's led a difficult life if has an outlook like that at his age. Dimitri shakes his head.]

Unfortunately, that is my job. In a sense, at least. I am the crown prince of Faerghus. If a country's king does not strive to be just, then its people are doomed. That the emperor feels differently is one of many reasons I cannot cede to the Empire.

[Not that Nezumi will know which Empire he speaks of, but for the purposes of this exercise, it probably isn't necessary.]

What do you think makes a good man?