"Well it seas to me like we all were, given the splash we made upon arrival. I'm from Callian, myself." Which was not always a safe thing to mention these days, given the King's hard work to alienate all the other kingdoms, given the reputation of the Knights for being corrupted racist bullies.

But he was a little like his middle son in that he did feel everyone could learn to be better with effort and help, and his youngest boy was just like him in wanting to be optimistic and wanting to change people's views by being a better example. Apologizing for being Callianian would be like saying that all Callianians are as bad as the Knights and the King. Instead he would be the proof that they were not.