[ A night of discussing politics with wood elves sounds terribly tedious, but that's why he went off and did something that's actually fun (like cheating at cards). He knows that sort of thing is important to Iorveth, so by association, he supposes it's important to him. And it is, insofar as he wants Iorveth to be happy, and elven freedom would make him happy — it's just also really, really boring. ]
Oh, I'm really not one for gossip—
[ A joke, of course. What isn't boring: the tea. ]
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Oh, I'm really not one for gossip—
[ A joke, of course. What isn't boring: the tea. ]
But I can make an exception for you. Do tell.