[ Ultimately, the fact that he's willing to answer so many questions is because it's not a game most — if any — will engage with at all. He's spent two centuries hiding what he is, knowing that anyone who found out would likely immediately lunge for the nearest stake (not that he could really blame them). That Mat's reaction isn't hostility but rather curiosity is a welcome change of pace, a little gift in and of itself.
To a certain extent, it's also just the novelty of freedom, with the tadpole in his head severing him from his master's influence and allowing him to do damn near whatever he likes without having to worry about luring victims back to the manse. Even just weeks earlier, Mat would have been a mark.
But that's a rather boring and all-too-earnest explanation, so he doesn't have any intention of saying any of that out loud. ]
I think I prefer a constellation over a statue of some pompous rich man.
[ He's had quite enough of pompous lords for a lifetime, thank you, unless it's to part their gold from their pockets. ]
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To a certain extent, it's also just the novelty of freedom, with the tadpole in his head severing him from his master's influence and allowing him to do damn near whatever he likes without having to worry about luring victims back to the manse. Even just weeks earlier, Mat would have been a mark.
But that's a rather boring and all-too-earnest explanation, so he doesn't have any intention of saying any of that out loud. ]
I think I prefer a constellation over a statue of some pompous rich man.
[ He's had quite enough of pompous lords for a lifetime, thank you, unless it's to part their gold from their pockets. ]
Do you want me to ask, then? If I'm your type?