A clash with other young noblemen plucks 13-year-old Yukiya out of the backwater village of Taruhi and into royal service. The Northern House wants an agent in the Prince's household, but is the "blockhead" Yukiya up to the task?
I must have been rude, 
because he took offense.
.لا شك أنني كنتُ فظًا بما أنه شعر بالإهانة
Ich habe sie mit meinem
unhöflichen Benehmen verärgert.
Seguramente dije algo descortés
para que se ofendiera así.
J’ai été fort malpoli,
ce qui les a enragés.
Eu devo ter sido rude,
pois ele se irritou comigo.
Наверное, был слишком груб,
раз они разозлились!