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At the Queen's comment, Damascus laughed briefly, "Please, do not misunderstand me. In no way do i disagree with you. Quite the contrary, I think that is the optimal way to lead a country. From the front. I myself have long desired to live out my family motto, 'Fide et Marte,' or, 'Fidelity and Military service.' However the heads of my family have forbade me from joining our own country's military. Even so that has not stopped me from studying all I can about military tactics. I commend you on your choices in life, and only wish that I could emulate them. Besides, that was not the point I was making. I was merely pointing out that it breaks the rules of stereotypes, and that we are fortunate because of it."

Hearing Aziz's reply to the Queen, he commented shortly, "Quite. I must say that I agree that you should earn the throne. It would solve quite a few problems." He could hardly help BUT agree. After all, his family worked very much on the same basic principle. although usually, it was given to the next in line by blood, his family worked very much like a Mafia. The heads of the family made all the decisions, and had the ability to completely restructure the entire chain of command throughout the family branches. As it was, he was eligible to be in consideration as the next in line, which was the main reason more rules were applied to him than most others in his house. He had to live to a higher standard to prove that he deserved consideration.