She seemed to be trying to illicit a response from him. It was strange, because he war right, but this was not something he wanted to discuss behind the kings back. "I understand what you are saying your highness, and yes there would be very little need for my men. However no matter what state we are in, my men will guard the walls and the kingdom until the day they die, even if they never take their swords out of their sheaths ever again. Also, there will always be barbarians."<br/><br/>He sighed and continued sharpening his sword with the stone, re-wetting it from time to time. It was a concern of his and his men, but a concern he always tried to ignore. "Why do you ask these things? Why do you doubt your husband and his attempts at peace? Do you wish for war?"