He straightened a little at that. Hearing praises was always nice, but hearing it from someone who had been an inspiration and someone to learn from just made it better. "I was eighteen when I got that." They were subtly comparing, Richard knew that much, that and offering compliments. "And our mother had us rebel when I turned sixteen." He shook his head, "I made many mistakes. Thankfully, I learned. I suppose it's not the greatest idea to use your fathers tactics against him."

He chuckled, "I stopped keeping track of the updates and focus more on the men. They throw so much money at this, but forget the soldiers. Like you can have a war without them." He grinned then, a bit flirtatious but he couldn't help that, "I'd be all too happy to show you around."

"Yeah I gave up on the penthouses. I got a little house a bit farther away. Makes it a drive, but I have privacy which makes it worth it."