Re: Ely
"Good fellow." Adonis states with more of the sort of casual and unthinking condescension that's expected from the Quality towards them as do all the work and are usually covered in mud (and quiet approval for the fact that when a nobleman told him what to do, the fellow ran to obey - exactly as he ought to have done), whereupon his usual frightening lack of intelligence making a little wait no difficulty at all - the steward gets himself a curt but respectful nod (as befits a non-nobleman given noble responsibilities) and a "Splendid!"
The weapons check is a little more problematic however, just as it was back at Ahelsham, and the Albish knight visibly bristles to let fly with a torrent of complaints until a lonely thought strikes him mid-inhalation and he actually manages to cut himself off before a single word makes it past his lips, subsiding and conversationally remarking, "Blood of the Prophet my sword's back in that chaps grave, this is just pig iron!" in a thoroughly pleased fashion that sees him unbelting the simple loop he's carrying the crude iron blade in and lower it into the barrel.
Well, it's not a knights weapon he's carrying you see.