1)
“Oh, come, come, Elvar! What about the revels? The installation of the greased slide in the royal bedchamber? The—”
“EXCEPT when it’s I-told-you-so, listening to overclever courtiers jaw, and sour satisfaction.”#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 24, 2020
2)
“SOUR satisfaction, Sire?”
“Yes. Felt when someone swindles you, or tries to deceive you, or fails you, in the manner you expected. You were right about them, and are satisfied at your own grasp of human nature and theirs in 3)
…in particular, but it’s a sour satisfaction.”
“Ah. So, very much like being ruled by kings, then.”#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 24, 2020