[ he sees that uneasy gulp and marks it, storing it away quietly for further reflection. ] I? I do not. I am not a nobleman.
[ what he is, he knows, is a tool. the baron has never let him forget that. ] But it is indeed a simple process. There are more functional replacements at the ready, different and superior Mentats or reconstructions of the deceased.
A benefit of being a Mentat, of course, is that one knows when such a deposition is approaching.
[ a flicker of the same uneasiness moves through him as his mind echos with the words of his master— "you do seem a bit unstable lately." ]