"Yes, our cook is quite good," Altair agreed absently before going back to the real topic of discussion. "I made the mistake of suggesting as much to Ofelia on Saturday. She didn't seem to want to hear anything against our magnanimous king." He sighed and put the spoon back in the honey jar.
"At any rate, all of this political and economic upheaval can only be good for the opportunists of the city." Altair considered himself chief among their number. "I've no doubt that something worth doing will present itself to me very soon. In the meantime, what I've started is already beginning to pay dividends."