R took the sandwich away in a few minutes, looked very hungry, and when he had finished, he went to wash his hands, and then went back to the room without even a word of thanks, and I didn't say anything about the prince. Any prince would thank his servants, especially arrogant princes like R, without needing any hope.

So I walked back into the hall again, but my ears stopped when I heard the voice of a drunk half-breed, too loud, too loud, too loud, too loud, too loud, too loud, too loud, too loud, too loud, too loud, too loud. I didn't catch R because I saw that...