[ The prospect of an espionage puzzle clearly appeals less to Mat, though his answer's more dubious than outright dismissive. Mat only debates the sauna for another moment before he follows, his desire for a good soak apparently stronger than his paranoia.
The knives are left in a pile with the rest of his clothes, minus the black scarf that stays on his neck. There isn't much deliberation in that choice; it's just habit, keeping it on. This is hardly the first time it's been the only thing he's wearing. He takes a seat near the edge, eyes tracking one of the luminous fish as it swims past. ]
If we're to be mixed up in their intrigues, I'll bloody well take advantage of their baths. It's the least they owe us.
[ If the whole concept of palace (or airship, as it were) baths has been slightly mixed up with the idea of being kept by a queen, so be it. He'd had an easy enough time treating the small luxuries as his well-deserved win then, too. ]
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[ The prospect of an espionage puzzle clearly appeals less to Mat, though his answer's more dubious than outright dismissive. Mat only debates the sauna for another moment before he follows, his desire for a good soak apparently stronger than his paranoia.
The knives are left in a pile with the rest of his clothes, minus the black scarf that stays on his neck. There isn't much deliberation in that choice; it's just habit, keeping it on. This is hardly the first time it's been the only thing he's wearing. He takes a seat near the edge, eyes tracking one of the luminous fish as it swims past. ]
If we're to be mixed up in their intrigues, I'll bloody well take advantage of their baths. It's the least they owe us.
[ If the whole concept of palace (or airship, as it were) baths has been slightly mixed up with the idea of being kept by a queen, so be it. He'd had an easy enough time treating the small luxuries as his well-deserved win then, too. ]