[ Wow how many royals are even here, this is getting ridiculous. The exasperation is clear in his voice, though it's tempered well enough to be almost polite. Or not. The words kind of negate the effort. ]

If you act like a cabbage head, chances are they'll call you one. Do any of you actually rule this castle, or does it just like to collect extras?

[ That is... not... what he actually meant to say. At all. He'd probably shut the journal to prevent making it worse, but he's too busy grimacing at his own words to do so just yet. ]