[Aaaaah. The man has a loyalty and servant-master complex of sorts. The man had probably been drilled to respect those higher than him, and some other circumstances had probably forged that idea into his head like a well crafted sword to the hilt.
He pursed his lips, seeming to debate what to say about that. He did not want to offend Conrad, but at the same time he didn't think such a complex was healthy either - for Conrad or Yuri.]
Speaking from experience - a king does not always need his soldiers to be soldiers. Sometimes, he needs a soldier to treat him like a normal person, to be a friend rather than something who follows his orders. It is always good, I think, to have someone to say no, and to know that they do not follow you for duty, but for genuine like.