[His hands slow as he absorbs Gilgamesh's words: he senses the catacombs beneath the deceptive simplicity, for such a truth is incongruous with the world he knows. That there remains something hidden is inherent.]

It is not for kings to be cast down into slavery: women and children are ripe for the taking when the cities of men are sacked, but the men are slaughtered where they stand. How came you to such vile circumstances? A warrior of such godlike power as what you possess?