The Thorn of the Rose

[El Pip]

The comfy chair returns and becomes even more ominous. We also see that Albert has been Satrapping around for over four centuries, which may not be much by the standards of the elders but does perhaps explain why he may be a tad jaded about all this.

 

[Bullfilter]

Remember the comfort of your chair.

Aye, the comfy chair. We see again how dog-eat-dog and slavish this whole sub-world is. And that Albert has been a satrap for quite a while, but had a long and probably very grim history before that.