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It's a good time to strike up a conversation with the envoy and hear what information he is willing to drop. You pour a cup of mead for Legatus Gaius, and he returns the favor by ordering his personal porter to fill your cup too. A clink of the simple clay cups and then another generous mouthful goes down your throat.
You figure if you drink enough mead for long enough, it'll eventually taste delicious. Right now, it's anything but tasty. Luckily, your drinking partner isn't paying attention to your reaction to the drink but instead smacks his lips with pleasure.
"This mead is almost as good as wine. After so many weeks at sea, even the simplest of food and drink would satisfy me. Ah yes, on behalf of Roma, I ask your Majesty to prepare water, firewood, and food for the men still on board the <span class="mu-i">Zama</span>."
"Of course, we would not let guests from away starve. I shall have supplies prepared to send on board your ship."
This is a stroke of luck. If a small boat of supplies sailed by your Baphomets gets close enough to the ship, they'll be able to spy more information and details about the Romans. Perhaps they'll even be able to get on board and have a look around.
"Tell me, I'm curious given how much effort the Emperor put into coming Camelot if she has found others. In particular, I want to talk about a boy going by the name Ser Rodomonte."
You don't bother keeping the edge out of your voice when mentioning the blackguard's name.
"Ser Rodomonte? Hm, yes, King Mordred did spew calumnies about such a boy. Oh pardon, I mean Lord Mordred. We promised to Lord Mordred that any dealings with this Rodomonte are nefas, but as she is not King any more... alas, things might change."
Is this envoy being serious? Surely he heard straight from Mordred what Rodomonte is like. <span class="mu-r"> You want to say something to the envoy but feel something restrain your mouth.</span>
This Roman likes to talk; let him run his mouth. He is so arrogant that he can't imagine how much he is giving away.
<span class="mu-r">'Speech is silver, silence is gold.'</span>
Is King Lot advising you? In any case, you lost the chance to interrupt, and Legatus Gaius prattles away.
"We have not found Rodomonte. As for the others, the most troublesome one for us is Queen Guinevere. He's a slippery one and opposed to the ardent desire by the Imperator to come and reside in Roma. Ah yes, should you meet the Queen, please consider capturing him. The Imperator will richly reward anyone who catches and delivers him to Roma!"
Queen? Guin is a Queen?! Wow. So that's why he asked if you were going to make fun of him. This shouldn't be all that surprising if you had given it any thought. Despite being a girl, everyone calls you King, and you are most definitely not a boy. Wait, why does Lucius want Guin? It takes all your strength not to interrupt but to allow the envoy to continue his monologue.
