Hmph... remember, your sacrifice was never going to mean anything. I never intended to cease my attacks. My "demand" was meant to be an impossible one.

[ He lets out an exasperated sigh. ]

It was a miscalculation, that's all. I'd overestimated your importance to your own kingdom.

[ The rest is history... though he supposes it did manage to get his hostilities to cease, if only via Ai's own efforts. ]