"I can see just how important it is, for us to be here, helping this hunt now, Sir Knight." Tristan says gravely, glancing at Nin only once, only briefly. "It sounds like Pellinore wants to make sure it's [i]her[/i] that slays the beast, after all. If you were to fail today, after [i]we[/i] managed to catch it ourselves by [i]sheer fortune[/i]... it would make her very angry. Very angry indeed." He looks at Mort very concerned, now. Fearful for him. "I did not mean to put you in this position, Sir. Where the King would see huntsmen, such as ourselves, accomplish more than her knights... What might she do?"

He's not lying. Not really. But Mort [i]did[/i] say something about an anger problem, and he's very curious how Mort reacts to this idea being put in his head. 

If the King is kind, should have nothing to fear from being outshone by luck and circumstance. [i]If[/i].

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[i]How might I get you to speak your concerns about your king?
Where are you vulnerable to me?
How prone to anger is your king, and what does it look like?[/i]]