"Oh, I don't know, your Majesty. The Keep could use a bit more color than red, one might think- it's seen quite a lot of that particular shade. And giving the council something new to look at can't be so bad." He paused, smiled. "I'm surprised it was Princess Genna as caused the madness. She's a sweet child, and much a credit to her house."
Judge a man by how he treats his servants and his children, Jaehaerys thought. He'd come to know Genna well enough to see the pain in her when the subject of her father came up. He wondered what William had done to earn such distrust from a child of Genna's nature.