Things of a kind gather together, and people split into groups; tigers and wolves do not ally with cattle and sheep.
Anyone Prince Harried keeps at his side naturally cannot be just a pretty vase, but must have their own unique strengths.
"Of course." Prince Harried said as if it were only natural. "For this we must thank Lord Zalanda and the road builder behind her. If not for their sudden rise, already threatening the Four Dukes' rule in the Thacel Kingdom, those four would probably wish me to stay buried forever inside the Ivory Mage Tower and remain a mere Mage Scholar.
Not only would they not welcome my return to Thacel, they would instead be the greatest obstacle to our reunification of the Kingdom!"
Clearly, Prince Harried and his people had already seen through the plan of the four Dukes to welcome the King back to the capital.
