"Course they did, they don't want rebellion. So they make sure we're well fed and cared for. I live better as their prisoner than the richest man did in my village."

It had taken Mat some time to accept, in all honesty. That all of that luxury was just...for him. That there was no clear catch or something he had to give in return. But it's been months now and it's stayed the same.

"They keep us close, but that's the worst sin I have witnessed myself."