另外還有一點，在權謀鬥爭中，一切都是利害交換及取捨，以小惡交換大善，不止正確還是高段，可惜，男主角不買帳，男主角迂腐嗎？也不是，發動鬥爭來避免戰爭，以一千條人命換十萬條人命，「 It is a kingdom of conscience, or nothing. 」有沒有灰色地帶？很抱歉，沒有，因為只要有妥協，就會面臨誰的考量才是對的困境。他堅守他的良知，也堅守住當初王對他的教誨。

「A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power. When you stand before God, you cannot say, "But I was told by others to do thus," or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice.」