Pol: So what were you doing in Sounis’ dungeon, “Gen”?
Magus: And no lies!
Gen: Well, then I confess. I got myself arrested in the hopes you would take me along to steal Hamiathes’ gift which I will then steal from you and take back to my cousin who is Eddis making her Queen of Eddis and me the Queen’s Thief.
Magus: I said no lies!
Pol: I think he was telling the truth.
Magus: If he were telling the truth, he wouldn’t have told us.
Gen: Unless of course, he knew that you wouldn’t believe the truth, even if he had told it to you.
Costis: I have never been more stressed out in my entire life.
Conversely–
Costis, who is having a jolly time on a mission for his king, camping, making a friend, wrestling a mountain lion unarmed: We have fun, don’t we, Kamet?
Kamet, who had to choose being kidnapped over being framed for murder: I have never been more stressed out in my life.