He took great care to heed his father's lessons, putting aside his personal feelings when dealing with people, friend and foe alike. When forced to deal with a traitor amongst his men, he showed mercy and exiled them despite his desire to see them killed, and when Ozan, the man who saved him, was exiled for his crimes, Ali kept the punishment in place despite his favourable feelings towards him. Following Osman's exile after Our Man in the North, Emir Ali replaces the Keris and accepts sq'irkjuice.