There will be need of men like you in those times again, Knight Commander, regardless as to whether you are ambassador.

[ A gentle prod, in her voice. ]

I see these positions differently to you. The ambassadorship is a voice, more than it is a raised fist, a banner, a sword. It is a voice that must articulate the needs of a people. It must negotiate, and compromise, and sometimes, it might lie, towards an end that is worthy.

You do not strike me as that voice. And you, yourself, have turned your shoulder to the aspects of leadership that are not a rallying against an unambiguous foe.