arguments from Iain that Harry translates. Tell her the King won’t care; he knows you are a country knight and he won’t be expecting you dressed up in fancy things. The only people who care are second-rate courtiers, because they have no confidence in their own status and find it only in putting others down. So wear your simple clothes, and be a country knight, and the people who are rude to you are people you don’t want to know. Plus, it’s near enough to Christmas that the King will lavish gifts on those in attendance on him. You’ll get a new set of clothes from him; if you’re lucky, a lot
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