"I cannot understand why the emperor bestows so much unto that uncouth, arrogant savage. Why shouldn’t we just send him back to the wastes he ran from?"

"Well, prince Temur indeed is a rather unpleasant fiend, but he is an important asset to the empire. Have you noticed how Sahak, the khan of the Guruns has adopted more humble attitude as of late? Sahak had not been exactly subtle in his process of usurping the seat of khan, and has made the mistake of breeding quite some animosity towards him in clans that remained loyal to Temur’s late uncle. And although the barbarians would not sincerely prefer to have a coward like Temur as their khan.... His claim would be a good excuse for a rebellion to happen.”