"Honest to a fault" A noble doesn't get known like that unless they're being an active hinderance to their own country and revealing information that should be kept secret, but the story expects me to believe he got a that renown without any negative repercussions what-so-ever? Literally in the phrase, he's problematically honest. Which would mean everyone would know not to tell him squat about the truth because he'd blurt it out anyway. He's more likely to be fed lies than the truth because he'd be an issue. A negative title isn't a reason to trust someone's word, it's not a positive you can spin. Author, you made a bad character. Stop trying to spin it like you didn't!