I mourn the loss of so great a king, who walked as do the deathless gods, whenever he chances to cross my thoughts, and then too do I lament that never was I able to repay in kind the generosity he has shown me.

[Salacious favors aside...

He likes not the implication that the task must be simple in order for it to be within his reach, yet past his pride is the understanding that in this matter he is yet green, a child once more, and he must give himself over to be shaped by more masterful hands.]

Very well - with this goal in my heart I shall apply myself to my studies just as I once so assiduously applied myself to learning the arts of battle and of medicine.