"Blah blah blah blah blah blah six hundred gold pieces blah blah blah various additional terms and conditions may apply and the Queen of Cheliax can take them or leave them," Keltham says, almost in the correct etiquette that an incredibly powerful outsider should, in principle, use to say such a thing politely to the Queen of Cheliax when handing her an ultimatum.

His thoughts are clear on the point that this is what the etiquette teacher told him to do and he is obediently doing it.

"Blah blah blah blah blah blah six hundred gold pieces blah blah blah various additional terms and conditions apply and the Queen of Cheliax can take them or leave them," Keltham says, almost in the correct etiquette that an incredibly powerful outsider should, in principle, use to say such a thing politely to the Queen of Cheliax when handing her an ultimatum.

His thoughts are clear on the point that this is what the etiquette teacher told him to do and he is obediently doing it.