[The shake of Mat's head is accompanied with a small laugh, a touch of discomfort beneath it. Why does everyone keep saying things like that? He wasn't even valuable to his own parents, for fuck's sake.]
I've no special gifts, I've no useful skills, I bring nothing to this banquet beyond a touch of luck and an occasional witticism. But I will not turn my nose up at a warm bed and meals every day.
[Sure as he is that there's been some mistake, he's not meant to be here, he's not an idiot. He's living better than he ever has in his life, and he may as well enjoy that bit of it.]
They're not the sort that...dangle that sort of thing, yeah?
[He's yet to hear of the royals or mages holding comfort and care as an incentive, threatening to deny it if cooperation isn't given. But the thought has occurred to him.]
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[The shake of Mat's head is accompanied with a small laugh, a touch of discomfort beneath it. Why does everyone keep saying things like that? He wasn't even valuable to his own parents, for fuck's sake.]
I've no special gifts, I've no useful skills, I bring nothing to this banquet beyond a touch of luck and an occasional witticism. But I will not turn my nose up at a warm bed and meals every day.
[Sure as he is that there's been some mistake, he's not meant to be here, he's not an idiot. He's living better than he ever has in his life, and he may as well enjoy that bit of it.]
They're not the sort that...dangle that sort of thing, yeah?
[He's yet to hear of the royals or mages holding comfort and care as an incentive, threatening to deny it if cooperation isn't given. But the thought has occurred to him.]