[It may sound like bragging now that he reads back over what he wrote, but it's really not too far from the truth. He's sure his subordinates will be able to shoulder some of his work but his biggest job is something no one else is capable of doing. Somewhere, he's sure, his esteemed king is doing something very stupid and he's not around to put a stop to it.]

I don't mean to sound as if I think I am superior to anyone else. I assume you come from a country that is not ruled by a king with a tendency to wander away from his throne on whim and get robbed blind by bandits because he's too drunk to realize what's going on.

[Stupid Sinbad.]