( It is not for the dead to impose on the living, but arriving at Ellethia-Allayar appears to have stripped Hatisse of her manners. )

Dear heart, mighty king. You are, of course, your own man, with your decisions. And I would not dream to interfere or influence them. It would be untoward. I am, in all things, your humble servant.

But, if you take advice. As men of your modesty and wisdom often do.