"IF YOU WERENT SUCH A CLOTPOLE YOU'D SEE THAT!"
"a what?"
"a clotpole, sire."
"where's merlin?"
"he's in the tavern."
"the tavern, why is he in the tavern?"
"don't know sire."
"the tavern really?"
"first thing that popped into my head."
"why not the second, or third thing that popped I to your head. anywhere but the tavern!"