"I rarely had the leisure time to read for pleasure." During the war, of course, he had been terribly busy with recruiting, trading to build up their finances, and the actual fighting. Before the war he hadn't been nearly so legitimately busy, but if he was home at the palace Lym and others always wanted his attention and if he was off on a diplomatic visit, well, the villagers or townspeople kept him quite occupied as well. "But when I did get the chance, yes, I quite enjoyed it."