Kings win crowns through birth or conquest.

( And, by all accounts, the young man was not born to the blood — nor does his behaviour indicate the sort of finesse of breeding that betrays rank. No, he is... if not a peasant, then of the people, entirely unmannered, powered by fortune beneath the Heavens and enthusiasm alone.

Then, the alternative: ) Bloodshed suits you?

( Cooking, after all, is an entirely domestic, home-making activity, bereft of wrath and bloodlust. All the same, a middling correction: )

Rice balls suit travel, sooner than dining. ( Only children and men dedicated to the road would prefer them to an honest bowl. )