noun. a passionate desire for something.

He was not known for lust in the sexual sense. At least that much was in his favor. But gods, Alfred had another sense of lust. Lust for power, for prestige, for being known. After all, he was the only superpower. He could have anything and anyone he wanted.

...okay, so maybe some of it was sexual.

But he kept that away from the other countries. They didn't know about any of that. They didn't need to. France was the one known for lust, though that was far from true. France should have been known for love, for romance, for passion. But not for lust.

Alfred, on the other hand, echoed his people. One night stands, no romance needed, just meeting someone at a bar-male or female; he wasn't picky-and heading back to a hotel room or apartment, leaving in the morning or once his needs were met.

The others didn't know that. They saw it in Alfred's people, but they didn't see it in Alfred himself. He was careful to keep it hidden. He had to be.

And so they saw his lust for money (and terrible handling of said money), for power, for importance, even for food, but he was careful to hide his straight-up sexual lust. They saw enough bad in him as it was.