The assembled ladies and gentlemen of the Court:

He's such a ghastly publicist... Box of Answers, indeed... er, have we got one of those yet? We haven't? Can we buy them from somewhere? What colours do they come in?... he does seem to get a deal of attention from the Queen. Of course, personally, I've always been a supporter of the adventuring classes, oh yes. They do a terribly good job, don't you think? Add a bit of spice to court life. In fact, we've just had several chests of Far World spices brought in, only the very best, you understand. Of course, we'd travel to these places ourselves if it wasn't for the diseases, and the food, and the insects. But frankly I don't suppose the court could do without us. Fashion needs to be maintained, after all...