Talk:Julien/@comment-66.189.36.48-20151218114242/@comment-67.183.79.4-20161206235633

Well, his failure to break down in remorse is consistent with his character. He values his honor very highly, but he doesn't feel in any way honor bound to Gransys, which he views as a threat to his own country. So anything he does to weaken Gransys is, in his mind at least, marginably honorable. It is only the Arisen that makes him question that position a bit, since he was supposedly sent to aid Gransys against the dragon, which is the point at issue when the Arisen smacks him down.

As for why he didn't get the axe for that, remember that like Mercedes his father is a neighboring country's ruler, so that might be a bit...err...awkward. It would possibly boil down to a decision to either axe him and go to war with that country, or keep him locked up til he can be sent back home and his crimes hushed up.