I do, yes. But I can hardly spend every waking hour on horseback. That's not good for the horse.

[He could rule Ravka for a thousand years, ensure that his legacy would never be corrupted by the lazy aristocrats. Rule with an iron fist and see to the safety of his people, not simply in Ravka, but in the whole world.

No more pyres.

No more experiments.]

I still have time to think on it, I hope. There is no telling when we might be done here.

No? But who then rules in your country?