An envoy? So he was some kinda... some sort of important, he supposed, if he had people entering negotiations just to get him free. That was different, and unfortunately, it wasn't a memory that lined up in any way with one of his own.

"Bad luck," he agrees, either way.

"But I think you'll find this is quite a bit different from any ordinary kidnapping," he adds, as if kidnapping is a perfectly normal occurrence.

"My room's not far if you want to hear a little more? Has anyone er- explained how all this works?"