[The bread hangs there in the air for a moment or two longer before instead being torn into bite-sized pieces to pop into his mouth.]
I can clarify right now. That was my last title when I was with the Order. As I'm no longer with the Order, I no longer carry that title. Responding to it was an error. Are you satisfied?
[This is, of course, a rhetorical question. This is not something that will simply be satisfied, no matter the discussion. And this is something that will be settled behind closed doors. But for the moment, he'll finish his meal and see how far this brusque-but-polite attitude takes him.]
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I can clarify right now. That was my last title when I was with the Order. As I'm no longer with the Order, I no longer carry that title. Responding to it was an error. Are you satisfied?
[This is, of course, a rhetorical question. This is not something that will simply be satisfied, no matter the discussion. And this is something that will be settled behind closed doors. But for the moment, he'll finish his meal and see how far this brusque-but-polite attitude takes him.]