Richard would remind him that he doesn't have many other options, but that seems to be one of the issues at the heart of his anger, so it would achieve very little. Instead he raises his hands, as if surrendering.

"If I were a noble like you I'd want out too," he admits. Not out out like Alec wants, but just to disappear and live a life without all the politics and mirrors. "Is it the people that bother you?"