"But, I mean, can the import be separated from the action," he smiles.
Although he flicks Cesare a wry little onto you look first, he considers the question seriously. "Well. It probably helps that... that is to say, the impression I've gotten is that Iago-san's campaigns were primarily defensive. For him, protecting his home is an accustomed goal, and frankly his general was both blind and boneheaded, although please don't tell Iago-san I said so. His mind was wasted on the kind of work he was allotted. And my own work was never so formal or predictable as Borgia-kun may be imagining--or at least, not after the Kouma Sensou, and that was a very, very long time ago. But," here he smiles at him, just a little gentle, "I think the main thing is that we're both well able to see the beauty, fascination, and importance in the small things as well as the large, and to be satisfied in the occupations we make when ambition's realization is far away."