"I should hope so. He was a valuable asset and dear friend." He gave his horse another pat on the neck. They'd been through so much together and he'd been saddened when his friend had died. To know that he would move through the afterlife to join him after Iskandar had died as well was moving. Companions even after death...

"Are you an admirer of mine and my tactics then, my friend?" Iskandar looked rather thrilled with that. Someone familiar with his name but also a fan of his? How could he not be pleased by that?