Arthur finds his annoyance lessening also, and he realizes his behavior has perhaps been inappropriate for a squire. "I may be King, but I'm not your king," he says. Were he, this would be a different matter indeed, and perhaps some of Arthur's manner comes from being unused to refusals, to having things kept from him. Lies and betrayal tend to raise his ire disproportionately, though he does not know particularly why. "If I've acted out of turn, then I apologize."

And he sits back down again, no longer about to storm out.

"What would you like to talk about, then," he offers generously. "Although I truly doubt Wynnefalshond sent me here to make small-talk, I'm not adverse to it."