Is there anything made out of metal in the room? Anything at all? Forks, knives, plates? Any metallic weapons on the guards? How many guards are there? How many people are there?

I would also be glad that the rest of you guys describe your characters' appearance in your first post, so that I wouldn't have to do a "he looks at ____ to see what ____ looks like" times 10, and so it would also be obvious what is seen to the naked eye.