[He dips his head slowly, his tone sincere when he speaks.]

I do.

The citizens of Sanction, my city, could attest to this better than most for over fourty years I have protected Sanction and its citizens from many who would seek to harm them be they pirates, volcanos, invading armies or those dragons who would seek to harm or take Sanction for their own.

[There is a clear sense of pride when he speaks of Sanctio not for himself though, but for his city, his people.]