I can't count the men who have tried to seduce me away from my virtue by teaching me how to defend it.

It wasn't even a good note. 'If you are reading this I am probably dead.' What sort of a note is that?

You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.

I was just wondering why you're here.

So Stapes conducted a dinner for just the two of us, then informed me of a dozen small but important mistakes I had made. Setting down a dirty utensil was considered crude, for example. That meant it was perfectly acceptable to lick one's knife clean. In fact, if you didn't want to dirty your napkin it was the only seemly thing to do.

I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy. Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the overall story.

Just because I tread heavily on propriety's toes doesn't mean I can't play the game when it's of use to me.