[ There's no point in lingering on the topic as they begin to move on, and he gladly takes another drink from his glass, feeling suddenly disquieted while unable (and unwilling) to reflect on why.

And so he latches onto the morbid in place of the maudlin - ]

Pah -! Hangings are a bit too bloodless for my liking...

[ But court gossip is something he quite enjoys. Something to ask again about in a moment. As for the question turned back to him... he rolls his eyes, although not directed at Jaskier peronally. ]

I have! Something of a cross between legal counsel, promoter, and minder-of-infants...

[ To which he will begin to explain his adventures at Rio Enterprises and his possibly one-sided feud with some of the other employees - he might not have a bard's gift for storytelling, but he's hardly a bore. He won't take up all the air in the room, though, and is still keen to ask Jaskier about his own adventures...

And yes, he will order plenty of bloodwine, too. ]