[ More takes a deep breath. He doesn't really want to talk about this, about who he is and was, but Jasper is opening up about things he'd surely rather keep hidden and it's only fair to do the same. ]

My judgement does not come from a place lacking in empathy. I... intimately understand the weakness that might lead a king to allowing his country to suffer, for I have been that weak king myself.

When a king falters, the people suffer for it. It's a painful reality that none involved can escape.