Adding Armstrong-doushi to Burkhart-san and me, who have together defeated an ancient dragon, should considerably Moreover, he has a good pedigree.
Because he is the second son of an earl household there is only little interference by other nobles due to jealousy.
Additionally, the character of the person himself is simple like that; he doesn’t try to amass more private property than is necessary, he isn’t absorbed in eagerly working towards a successful career in his lust for power, and he doesn’t show any movements to form an odd faction.