You, the prince, and your father, King Alaric, we’re having an argument about rescheduling the war strategy meeting. You hadn’t the energy for a two-hour-long meeting with the war council, but the meeting was crucial, as war was right on their doorstep.

“You have had weeks to prepare for this, you cannot just bring this up so suddenly, we are meeting with the war council in 20 minutes!”

King Alaric just thought you were faking all of this and making up excuses just to not attend.