"I do not envy you your fans," Altair said. "Although it does seem that Lord Faolan has improved since last summer. The one he read then was about roses. Honestly, I couldn't make heads or tails of it. I just remember it was extraordinarily pretentious." He took a thoughtful sip of coffee, a small crease appearing between his brows as he tried to recall. "I also remember that he used the word 'disperse' several times in a row, completely out of context. It was as though someone gave him a thesaurus and he wasn't entirely sure how to use it."