"Of course!" Edwin said after Merida had asked to stay with her siblings. "I wouldn't dream of splitting apart a family." He was honest, he really would prefer everyone in the family to stay together. But the fact that Merida was so attached to her family made her that much harder to please.

King Edwin couldn't help but frown a little when the boy mentioned their farm could be looted. It was rather embarrassing that he really didn't have any clue about peasant life at all. He thought about somehow implementing harsher punishments for those who disobey the laws of the land, but it would be incredibly difficult to catch everyone in such a vast kingdom.

"Don't worry about your farm... I promise, I will make sure no harm comes to any of it." He smiled at the boy, hoping that someday he could win him over. Although, it seemed obvious that the boy was never going to like him.