He turns to Katty, his head held high, speaking as much to her as the crowd.  "You know me.  You know my family has surrounded themselves with the best guards in the kingdom, encased themselves in stone.  That is the safest place in the kingdom, and I wish them the best of luck.  But I have not spent my life training to fight...taking watch duties with the guard...just to be locked away now.  My brother is the next in line, and so my duty comes before my safety.  If my people are threatened, I will not abandon them...for I know they would not abandon me..."