[Felix scowls, though not at Grant.]

Who knows. Maybe he really did believe my 'place' was back in Fraldarius. But I think he knew Dimitri was unstable and didn't want to risk...whatever he thought would happen.

[And decided it was his responsibility to look after Dimitri personally, apparently, which was more important than his own son. Well, of course. Dimitri was the prince. His well-being trumps everyone else's. Including--or especially--a Fraldarius.]