“I never would have eaten cowpeas had you not presented them to me. Is that the game you are playing, one that uses my desperation as your entertainment? Did you enjoy watching me be nearly sentenced to death? Was it thrilling to pay nomads to transport me across the desert like some commodity? Most of all, have you finished having your fun now, my king? Because I am a very long way from home, and I am very tired, and I still do not understand what it is you want or why you think it is me who can give it to you.”
