I take it English is his second language? If it is, I congradulate him on taking the time to learn another language, despite his disdain of reading.
If English is his primary language, he must be 12.
Regardless, I must declare that he rather handled the tking thing badly, and proves unable to effectively deal with the results of his actions. He lacks responsibility. I suggest strategus development be delayed until this issue* is resolved.
*Noone really cares, though.