"This is why I don't really care for the Ven society. To simply call something by another empty name requires so much work. Wouldn't it just be easier to call the castle what I want and find disfavor in those who chose to show disfavor?" He slowed his gait a half beat, musing on the thought.
"No Duke Silja. I believe in self-reliance. Having a staff makes me slow. It is only me, my student and my guard." Iratu waves his hand around the hall, seemingly at nothing. "And of course you and your people."
"Tell me, how do you function in the rules your society has set up? They are so .... inane. The one law that makes sense, that you have to be strong enough to hold what you own, is quashed by letters and procedure. If I saw two paths to the same destination, I wouldn't take the one with all the obstacles. It was a simple enough outlook, but it garnered me quite the reputation. I had put Fear into them. Not fear, but Fear." Iratu trailed off....
..and quickly smiled. "Its a good thing I don't desire that anymore, isn't it?"