A few of his close friends and advisors would quietly state that they found the simulacrum unnerving and unsettling, since it wasn't<em>quite</em>a perfect match with him, and many would suggest something identifying, in order to tell the two of them apart. That said, the duplicate's presence was a major boon, freeing both of them up to pursue their own interests; it had as much love and affection for his family, and his people, as he did.<br/><br/>As autumn came into full swing, and the harvest began - what could be salvaged after the destruction wrought by the First World - the mood in the kingdom was, overall, quite positive, and the market stalls were filled with all manner of exotic fruits and vegetables, thanks to the fey influence, both during The Great Shift, and, with Nyirssa's help, after.<br/><br/>The incident with the cyclopses revealed a somewhat worrying concern - it seems there are more of them, intent on moving into the region from Iobaria, and these were just the forward scouts.