"Better, now that you're here! It's nice to see an honest face — I didn't realize just how tired I'd grown of

"Better, now that you're here! It's nice to see an honest face — I didn't realize just how tired I'd grown of Irovetti and his hangers-on. And you've become the king glorified in legends, just as I foretold. Well, perhaps there'll be room in that legend for me!"