[As Ariane will quickly discover, Palamedes has no idea who the King Undying is or why the exclamation comes so easily to his lips. Asking him about the man behind the title is like asking someone to talk about the Betsy in heaven’s to Betsy.
He pauses in the doorway of the dining room and turns to look at Ariane with a puzzled expression.] A pleasure to meet you, Scout Officer. I’m called Palamedes Sextus, and I haven’t the slightest idea why I would want to detain you—or vice versa, for that matter.
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[As Ariane will quickly discover, Palamedes has no idea who the King Undying is or why the exclamation comes so easily to his lips. Asking him about the man behind the title is like asking someone to talk about the Betsy in heaven’s to Betsy.
He pauses in the doorway of the dining room and turns to look at Ariane with a puzzled expression.] A pleasure to meet you, Scout Officer. I’m called Palamedes Sextus, and I haven’t the slightest idea why I would want to detain you—or vice versa, for that matter.