It wasn't too bad. It certainly wasn't the slop Hunith had fed him - grateful as he had been for it, thank you, Gwen - and the girl had reminded him of Merlin's mother rather an awful lot.

In terms of Arthur's appreciation, 'no mockery' ranked fairly high up there. "I doubt that," he said instead, and took another bite.

The words do you have any bread? drifted lazily around his head, but it wasn't as if he had anywhere to sit here for a proper lunch.