Grace and tact were for people who would not be tying him up and drugging him. In a better state of mind Lucanis would even agree to the necessity of it, but, well. In a better state of mind he wouldn't have ended up here in the first place. So a fight it was, and this time there was not Teia to invoke Caterina's name in Davrin's corner.

"Disagree, it helps with headaches," Lucanis pointed out. His headaches anyway. Sometimes the headaches had a name. "Besides, I need to see if Assan likes the food. And make sure the kitchen didn't end up in a state overnight."