Servant of the Crown Discussion Thread

Hopefully people have had time to buy and read the new novella, Servant of the Crown. (If you haven't here is a list of options, or try Brian McClellan's store here.)

Any discussion on the story, characters, or personal experiences while reading are good! Feel free to talk about how it compares to/relates to other published books/stories, but use spoiler tags. It wouldn't be fun to spoil any events from The Crimson Campaign or any other short stories.

So what did you think?