"Straight out of a fairy tale," Roland said. He raised an eyebrow at the swallow. "Yeah, that's about how I reacted." Only in the other direction. A lot. And there might have been some crying.

A lot of crying.

"I played for them. And it didn't occur to me to beg for my life, which amused them."

And, you know, let the princess seduce and have her way with him.