BMD 546

He wanted to take back the lead, but Nomon's mouth would not stop.

“I do not care if Your Highness marched here solely for Laina. No, even if you said so, not a single soldier would believe it literally. For Your Highness taught us how to survive, and how to fight and win.”

The expression on Theodore's face, who had been listening, became subtle. The sneer had vanished, and in the gaze that sought to pierce through Nomon, only bewilderment remained.