He puts it on.

"Does it now seem to you like it would not have been an anomaly that I was able to work alongside you for a fully day, if I had then had a Belt of Constitution?  Think carefully, for it is a matter of some importance to both of us which of our memories are or plausibly could be real."

Esta does not add, "And answer me correctly rather than telling me what you think I want to hear," because he does remember all the times that dath ilan culture sharply informed him that this was an incredibly strange thing to even need to ask.

He puts it on.

"Does it now seem to you like it would not have been an anomaly that I was able to work alongside you for a fully day, if I had then had a Belt of Constitution?  Think carefully, for it is a matter of some importance to both of us which of our memories are or plausibly could be real."

Esta does not add, "And answer me correctly rather than telling me what you think I want to hear," because he does remember all the times that dath ilan culture sharply informed him that this was an incredibly strange thing to even need to order.

He puts it on.

"Does it now seem to you like it would not have been an anomaly that I was able to work alongside you for a fully day, if I had then had a Belt of Constitution?  Think carefully, for it is a matter of some importance to both of us which of our memories are or plausibly could be real."

Esta does not command, 'And answer me correctly rather than telling me what you think I want to hear,' because he does remember all the times that dath ilan culture sharply informed him that this was an incredibly strange thing to need to command.

He puts it on.

"Does it now seem to you like it would not have been an anomaly that I was able to work alongside you for a fully day, if I had then had a Belt of Constitution?  Think carefully, for it is a matter of some importance to both of us which of our memories are or plausibly could be real."

Esta does not command, 'And answer me correctly rather than telling me what you think I want to hear'.  Even though the cultural adaptation has run out, Esta does remember all the times that dath ilan culture sharply informed him to leave out additions like this from previous questions and advised him that Merrin would be truthful anyways for some reason.

He puts it on.

"Does it now seem to you like it would not have been an anomaly that I was able to work alongside you for a fully day, if I had then had a Belt of Constitution?  Think carefully, for it is a matter of some importance to both of us which of our memories are or plausibly could be real."

Esta does not command, 'And answer me correctly rather than telling me what you think I want to hear'.  Even though the cultural adaptation has run out, Esta does remember all the times that dath ilan culture sharply informed him to leave out additions like this from previous questions on the grounds that they would sound incredibly strange, since in their context Merrin would default to truth and expect Estha to know that.

He puts it on.

"Does it now seem to you like it would not have been an anomaly that I was able to work alongside you for a fully day, if I had then had a Belt of Constitution?  Think carefully, for it is a matter of some importance to both of us which of our memories are or plausibly could be real."

Esta does not command, 'And answer me correctly rather than telling me what you think I want to hear'.  Even though the cultural adaptation has run out, Esta does remember all the times that dath ilan culture sharply informed him to leave out additions like this from previous questions on the grounds that they would sound incredibly strange; apparently in their context Merrin would default to truth anyways for some strange reason, which she would also expect Estha to know about.

He puts it on.

"Does it now seem to you like it would not have been an anomaly that I was able to work alongside you for a fully day, if I had then had a Belt of Constitution?  Think carefully, for it is a matter of some importance to both of us which of our memories are or plausibly could be real."

Esta does not command, 'And answer me correctly rather than telling me what you think I want to hear.'  Even though the cultural adaptation has run out, Esta does remember all the times that dath ilan culture sharply informed him to leave out additions like this from previous questions, on the grounds that they would sound incredibly strange.  Apparently in their context Merrin would default to truth anyways for some unknown reason, which she would also expect Estha to know about.

He puts it on.

"Does it now seem to you like it would not have been an anomaly that I was able to work alongside you for a full day, if I had then had a Belt of Constitution?  Think carefully, for it is a matter of some importance to both of us which of our memories are or plausibly could be real."

Esta does not command, 'And answer me correctly rather than telling me what you think I want to hear.'  Even though the cultural adaptation has run out, Esta does remember all the times that dath ilan culture sharply informed him to leave out additions like this from previous questions, on the grounds that they would sound incredibly strange.  Apparently in their context Merrin would default to truth anyways for some unknown reason, which she would also expect Estha to know about.