Furthering Competition - Part 11

"And perhaps, indeed, this is only the first round of the competition, and we ought to be expecting far more out of him," Karstly added. "Either way, I'm glad for the boy. It would have been a shame to see someone as interesting as him limited. Now, I don't suppose you would have any objections to seeing him raised to the rank of Colonel?"

Blackwell grunted. "Not yet. He's proved he can do it on a Battle board, but do you think he could emulate that style of leadership with his own men? He'd never dare use them so recklessly."

"Oh, quite," Karstly said, his eyebrow twitching. "I had forgotten that limitation as well. Mmm. Well, there is work to be done on him, but at least we can say quite loudly that he is not so much a lost cause as we feared him to be."