"There is only so much within on man's power." And he would never ever ever ever admit how little that was.

There was a longer pause, before David convinced himself to admit his own lack, and his words come out stilted, his very movements stiffening with the discomfort. "Clive is not the King I was."

How it hurt to admit ones glaring faults. After all, he had been very completely replaced during his forced absence, hadn't he.