Gabriel looked on how cold duke's daughter spoke about the warfare and harshness of the reality. At least C seems not sugar coating the issue. He replies after duke's daughter has spoke; "Well, your blaming the king on things what protectors do, but did you or C ever investigated which issues were actually commanded by the king and which were entirely done by people like Satel's, own designs than king's designs? Using their elevated position to achieve their own goals without king knowing about them? True, king has done some bad decision calls but no one is born good or excellent ruler or a king.<br/><br/>King himself is young and young people can amazing ways adapt, learn and grow more than what surface would show. I have faith that young king will learn from his mistakes and I plan undermine C's rebellion from it's source; the spite and anger from the people. Not by intimidating them further, as you and other rebels had gone far enough in tolerance for such. But by teaching the young king to become better ruler and help solve the issues which were cause to much spite and anger. Without spite or anger, there would be no need for rebellion nor continue it.<br/><br/>I myself only can pity you rebels because your desire to make things right clouds your common sense. As in this war will be not only casualties among rebels, king's men or death of king himself. But all which stand between and around us! As this rebellion may very well destroy the country from inside or weaken it against from foreign threats; as right now if country does not unite then it's matter of time before a foreign enemy, like other countries, bandits, monstrous humanoid warbands, would take notice to situation in the country and exploit it to their advantage to raid and pillage.<br/><br/>So even if I am your enemy just because I serve the king, it does not mean I do not love my country nor caring for same things you do. It's just that because of my strict disciplines and ideals taught since as child I have faith in our young king a much more than you have and also belief that young king is capable to become great king as his father was. It's just that as young king he has made mistakes, but we do all make mistakes but in scale king's mistakes weight a lot more as it affects more people than themselves. You may think that I enjoyed defeating the rebel forces in castle and single handily now seeking bring you down, in truth I do not. But I am ready endure to do those things for sake of my duty to the king and beliefs I hold in my heart.<br/><br/>As much as I have revealed about myself; why you and your brother decided to go path what C spoke about? What C said or did to convince you to take a path what your father did not take? I want know more about your and your choices not to judge you, but to understand reason which drove you to present path what you took which led to this."<br/><br/>While Gabriel talked with duke's daughter he hopes 'Michael' remain his cool and listen. Hoping Michael could learn valuable lesson here regarding understanding the enemy and so knowing how he as young king could able to fix it. If he desires to fix it so he can become a good king. While they talked the carriage continues to drive towards it's location nonstop.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">After hearing duke's daughter's reply to Gabriel's questions we could skip time and move to either arrival of duke's home or to rest point if it's more than day's journey from the city. If they need a break he has calculated route so they stay either in inn's or in secure resting locations. He does not take completely direct route but goes bit aside to lure out anyone who may be suspecting ambush the carriage. But not delay their arrival more than half a day or few hours. Also she did not reply was Satel in the cell <span class="bbc_u">same time</span> with the man who groped her.<br/></div></div>