The general cleared his throat, straightening his tunic as if the damned thing wasn’t already as straight and stiff as a board. “Forgive me, my king, only I had not expected for my opinion to be sought on the matter and had not thought to speak on it.” Then what the fuck are you doing here? “Well,” Belgarin said, forcing himself to keep his temper. Fools or not, those seated around him were all powerful men and women in their own right, any one of which could cause him problems in the future, should they choose. “Let us acknowledge that you now have been asked for your opinion.”
