[ luckily, his job as a knight back home means he is practically immune to stinky characters. he doesn't seem all that bothered by how she scarfs down the food like a hungry animal, as if she's been left to starve for who knows how long. there's almost a part of him that envies her— where was his appetite when he consumed the kenoma kool-aid? ]

... Firecrotch doesn't really have any reason to lie, but I can only imagine what you were told.

[ he hazards a guess that this 'firecrotch' person mentioned something about how the old guard likes to fuss over new recruits. well. it's only fair that he returns the favour when they looked after him the first time he arrived, after all.

her next statement makes him laugh. ]

And I wouldn't say that. It's only recently that we've had to deal with traitors in our midst.