>>5418645What can you talk about with such a man? Should you even talk to him? He is quite outgoing and informal, so you guess you and he must be good... acquaintances? Certainly you can't hate each other. You try not to stare too much, and anyway the food is very good. You were very hungry, and you only realise that now. The broth's vapours make your mouth water.
He seems relaxed, but you notice his eyes fix often on the slaves who tend you, critiquing their every move. He watches them, you think, like a hawk watches its prey - far in the distance, yet seeing every detail nonetheless.
"I hope," he ventures, his eyes raking slowly over a slave's dish before returning to you, "that everything is to My Lord's liking."
