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Core Belief
"Believes in duty and sacrifice, accepting his position in life with grace and a willingness to serve."
Worldview
Sees the world as a hierarchical structure, where everyone has a specific role to play.
Personality
Resigned and obedient, Humphrey accepts his role with a quiet dignity. He is intelligent and well-educated, but his life is defined by his service to the prince.
In Their Own Words
"Of a surety thou must remember me, my lord. I am thy whipping-boy."
"The master, being wroth with what he termed such slovenly and doltish work, did promise that he would soundly whip me for it--and--"
"My back is my bread, O my gracious liege! if it go idle, I starve. An’ thou cease from study mine office is gone thou’lt need no whipping-boy. Do not turn me away!"
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