Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20170707041037/@comment-29984007-20170729153034

Ripett wrote: You know, Geoff's insisting that Simon got "better men and women" killed somewhat remind me to that guy insisting Janine must send army to protect Ari-Relhana because a lot if "important nobles" live there... which made me wonder if those "better men and women" really were better or if they were just more "connected" and "important" and their death affected Geoff's advancement in rank. Or maybe not so much advancement in rank as in getting a shitty post which is masked as "promotion". Mestan word: "No, you strike me as one of the most ordinary soldiers I've ever met." / "I'm willing to bet you've gotten older but not much stronger, constantly seeing young warriors who are better than you."

simon isn't a talent soldier (and robin in many dialogue think his is better suited for a mage), so don't think geoff statemend are malicius, simply cannot see over the raw power simon lack, and skip his real talent (intelligence, focus and willpower at least)