He almost did already. Twice, if they were counting the incident in the clinic. If he had gone through with them, he'd probably be sleeping better than he is now.

"I don't think it's ever easy to take a kingdom. You can see what the castle has to resort to." Encouraging as he ever was, even if he shouldn't be. Like he even knows what he's talking about -- but there was a time when some misguided old men thought he had what it took to lead, and that at least gives him the ability to fake his way through a conversation. "I only know one assassin here, anyway."