What a fine mental exercise to keep their minds off the horrors below the water. "Ah, in the first case, you are absolutely correct. I have met and conquered more than my share. If only I was old enough to enter my father's army and add to the defeats of tyrants." A casual tip of his head, and another sip. What Rosinante can't tell by taste is that this wine is excellently potent, so regardless of the quality it sure does pack a punch. "As to the latter, who can say? Perhaps it is true but if there is no way to go around asking every villager and every petty functionary whether they would like to rule the land and gauging their interest...well. It seems like something best left in the realm of philosophy, rather than practical research."

The more he drinks the bigger his words get, apparently.