"Ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous."

He scoffed, his tone harsh. He was complaining to one of his servants. Now, they didn't care, but they listened to the king out of.. fear? Was it? They weren't sure.

"I've given them everything. Protection, care, land. I spent millions of pounds on them! And what do they do? They declare "independence.""

He spoke "independence" mockingly, clearly upset over the ordeal. He paused, fixing the slight tilt his crown has fallen to while he was ranting.