I wouldn't flatter myself too much into thinking Zhukov's antics are the reason Cador's on edge. Cador has been wanting LB wiped off the map since the moment Arkady seceded, because he thinks the entire realm makes a mockery of the name Luria. It's vengeance, a tad on the petty side. Zhukov is simply a spanner in the works to him. And he's a general, so of course he would laugh derisively at the sack of Shinnen. Is that not good noble behavior?
I never thought that Zhukov was the reason Cador was acting the way he did. I just have to wonder what is in the Elder's minds when he blatantly goes against the religion's tenets. At least give him a wrist slap or something...
