"I realise my lady-in-waiting played a cruel trick on you yesterday to make you eat."
He shrugged.
"In any case, you know the rules, they can't be changed."
He shrugged again.
"Come, be merry! [yes, she is rather Shakespearean!]" I told him. He gave me a smile and I laughed.
"No, what really interests me is your interest in the girl. Is love really that easily come by in your world? Or is it all an illusion?"
*loves to wreck other people's lives
