Lloyd smiled at the ease by which Boyce took the situation and he leaned over the table to him.
"You're calm enough to eat?" he asked.
"We need strength for later. So, while we still have this mock service from these people, we should accept it in our own mock way.
Lloyd grinned from ear to tear then went to the door and opened it. He thrust his head into the hallway and told the astonished guards to bring some food and drink to the room.
It would be very difficult to leave the room this day. They had to wait until dark before they could try anything but dark was many hours away.
Dam Lehnar came around in the afternoon dressed in a snug, short white dress with open shoulders, and she sat about with the two men for several hours listening to Lloyd making up more details about who they were and where they were going.
Finally, Lloyd took her hand and told her that all that they had told her was nothing but lies. He told her that they were sorry for lying to her but it was a matter of their safety and need to stay alive.
Then came a want for a favour.
"You told me the other night that you loved me? If you do, let us go. Help my friend and me to escape the festival opening tonight." he asked her.
"How do I help? My father has me watched, too!"